De Amerikaanse luchtvaartautoriteit FAA wil dat veertig Boeings van het type 737 MAX 9 opnieuw worden geïnspecteerd volgens de instructies die Boeing heeft opgesteld. Daarna zullen de gegevens van deze inspectie worden gecontroleerd voordat de vliegtuigen weer de lucht in mogen.
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Het klinkt onlogisch: midden in de energietransitie een nieuwe energiecentrale op aardgas bouwen. Toch krijgt Nijmegen mogelijk zo'n gascentrale, die later zal overstappen op groene waterstof. "Een belachelijk plan", vinden klimaatactivisten van Extinction Rebellion, die er zaterdag tegen demonstreren.
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De Amerikaanse luchtvaartautoriteit FAA wil dat veertig Boeings van het type 737 MAX 9 opnieuw worden geïnspecteerd volgens de instructies die Boeing heeft opgesteld. Daarna zullen de gegevens van deze inspectie worden gecontroleerd voordat de vliegtuigen weer de lucht in mogen.
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Het klinkt onlogisch: midden in de energietransitie een nieuwe energiecentrale op aardgas bouwen. Toch krijgt Nijmegen mogelijk zo'n gascentrale, die later zal overstappen op groene waterstof. "Een belachelijk plan", vinden klimaatactivisten van Extinction Rebellion, die er zaterdag tegen demonstreren.
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Sequence risk is the danger that the timing of withdrawals from a retirement account will harm the investor's overall rate of return.
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Discover all the reasons ETFs typically have lower fees than mutual funds, including their passive management and the absence of load and 12b-1 fees.
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Mortgage life insurance is designed specifically to repay mortgage debt in the event of the death of the borrower.
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The saver's tax credit offers people with moderate incomes an incentive to contribute to their retirement accounts.
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Investors Often Confuse Blockchain and Bitcoin. This Confusion Carries Over into ETFs. How Do Blockchain ETFs and Bitcoin ETFs Differ?
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Today's best CD rates are 5.75% from Citizens State Bank and 5.70% from NASA Federal Credit Union for 7 to 9 months—or for terms of a year or more, 5.65% from Hyperion Bank.
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This article navigates the ins and outs of crypto due diligence and financial responsibility for financial advisors in the crypto market. It sheds light on advisors’ fiduciary responsibilities, key risk areas, and essential due diligence practices.
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A spot bitcoin ETF holds actual bitcoins and track its movement for investors.
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A services sector ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that primarily invests in the consumer services or financial services sector of an economy.
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The S&P 500 gained less than 0.1% on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, as earnings season got underway with major banks releasing financial results.
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Learn about the difference between an index fund and an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, and how index fund investing compares to value investing.
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Debt settlement has a number of potential downsides, including that you'll owe taxes on your forgiven debts.
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The hack this week a Securities and Exchange Commission social media account has put the security practices of the government’s investor protection watchdog—and the reliability of information disseminated by trusted sources on social media platforms—into an uncomfortable spotlight.
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With CD rates likely to come down in 2024, it's a great time to lock in one of today's historically high returns—with more than 40 offers paying 5.50% or better.
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A skip-payment mortgage\ allows a borrower to miss a month's payment with minimal adverse affect on their financial standing.
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Form 2106: Employee Business Expenses is a tax form distributed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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A tax return is a form filed with a tax authority on which a taxpayer states their income, expenses, and other tax information.
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Renting a car when you're taking a trip provides numerous advantages but hidden costs can come back to bite you if you don't know what to look for.
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. exceeded profit and revenue estimates Friday as fourth-quarter net interest revenue increased.
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The lowest-paid workers are getting a boost to the minimum wage—an important safety net, even in an era when fewer people are making that amount, thanks to rising pay across the board.
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It is possible for an insurer to cancel your policy after an accident but unlikely, unless you are a high-risk driver.
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Wells Fargo & Co. warned Friday of declining net interest income if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in 2024.
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Delta Air Lines Inc. on Friday reduced its full-year earnings per share forecast and the company's stock price dropped.
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U.S. equities were little changed at midday on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 as markets reacted to earnings from big banks, a drop in wholesale inflation, and the impact of military action in the Middle East.
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A Roth option, available in some company 401(k) retirement plans, permits an employee to contribute after-tax dollars to an account.
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Business Analysis has been a buzzword as a career option. Here is what business analysts do and how much they earn in salary and compensation.
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The 30-year mortgage average dropped to its lowest level since late December, but 15-year rates moved the other way, climbing to a 4-week high.
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Exchange-traded products (ETPs) are types of securities that track underlying securities, an index, or other financial instruments. ETPs trade on exchanges similar to stocks.
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BlackRock is buying Global Infrastructure Partners in a stock and cash deal worth $12.5 billion, as the world's largest asset manager expands its focus on infrastructure.
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The Producer Price Index fell lower than expected in December causing some analysts to forecast a dip in consumer prices ahead.
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Free cash flow (FCF) represents the cash a company can generate after accounting for capital expenditures needed to maintain or maximize its asset base.
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Learn about the different ways a 401(k) plan and a 457 plan work as retirement savings accounts.
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American Express is more than just a popular credit card issuer; it offers competitive savings account rates, too. Learn more about saving money with Amex.
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A blanket mortgage is a type of financing that can provide an efficient way to procure a loan for multiple properties.
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Instagram, What's App, Oculus VR, Onavo, and Beluga are major companies owned by Facebook (Meta).
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UnitedHealth Group's shares dropped roughly 3% in early trading despite reporting better-than-expected revenue and profit in the fourth quarter as higher-than-expected claims costs spooked investors.
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These three stocks are worth watching today. We discuss why and identify key chart levels to monitor.
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The estimated value of a property as determined by a real estate broker or other qualified individual or firm. A broker price opinion is based on the characteristics of the property being considered.
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Additional expenses weighed on Citigroup's earnings, just a day after the company tempered expectations of its fourth quarter results. Shares rose 2.5% in pre-market trading.
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JPMorgan's fourth-quarter profit fell due to an FDIC special assessment but high interest rates propelled net interest income. JPMorgan shares rose 2% in pre-market trading.
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Even if you're buying a new home, there are many ways that a home inspection can pay for itself.
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The IRS caps contributions to retirement savings plans to prevent high earners from benefiting more from the tax breaks than the average worker.
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If you borrowed less than $12,000 from the government to go to college and have made payments for 10 years, your loan likely qualifies for forgiveness.
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A retail investor is a nonprofessional investor who buys and sells securities, mutual funds or ETFs through a brokerage firm or savings account. Retail investors can be contrasted with institutional investors.
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A side-by-side comparison of the features of SEP IRAs and Roth IRAs.
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Dividend arbitrage is an options trading strategy that involves purchasing puts and stock before the ex-dividend date and then exercising the put.
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The Calmar ratio compares the average annual compounded rate of return and the maximum drawdown risk of commodity trading advisors and hedge funds.
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Free trade areas are formed by groups of countries that sign agreements to facilitate trade and reduce trade barriers.
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On the first day of trading for newly allowed spot bitcoin ETFs, Grayscale had more trading volume than all other offerings combined.
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SIMPLE IRAs and SIMPLE 401(k)s can be good options for employers to offer, under some circumstances.
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UnitedHealth Group turned in a better-than-expected fourth quarter even as medical costs soared 16% for the health care giant. Shares of UnitedHealth and other major health care and insurance providers slipped in early trading Friday after the company announced results. UnitedHealth is the first to report earnings every quarter, and many analysts see it as a bellwether for rivals.
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TSLA stock has fallen more than 8% in January.
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Oil prices jumped. JPMorgan leads a slew of earnings Friday.
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Microsoft heeft Apple vrijdag ingehaald als het waardevolste beursbedrijf ter were;d. Dat gebeurde donderdag kort ook al even, maar op de laatste handelsdag van de week sloot Microsoft met een totale waarde van 2.890 miljard dollar (2.640 miljard euro).
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Boeing is in de Verenigde Staten juridisch aansprakelijk gesteld door passagiers die onlangs aan boord zaten van het vliegtuig dat een deurpaneel verloor na het opstijgen. Daardoor ontstond er in de lucht een gat in de romp. De passagiers eisen een schadevergoeding van de vliegtuigbouwer.
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Veel bedrijven bieden tegenwoordig een gepersonaliseerd jaaroverzicht aan. Je krijgt op een presenteerblaadje hoeveel je hebt gesport, wat je allemaal hebt gekocht en hoeveel pakketten er bij jou zijn bezorgd. Waarom doen ze dat?
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Het demissionaire kabinet stelt 25 miljard euro beschikbaar aan TenneT. De netbeheerder moet het geld investeren in het overvolle stroomnet. TenneT werkt al maanden aan een deal met Duitsland die voor extra inkomsten moet zorgen, maar dat loopt vertraging op.
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Het Franse munthuis gaat 27 miljoen munten omsmelten, omdat de Europese Commissie zich niet kan vinden in het ontwerp. In afwachting van toestemming voor de nieuwe munten was Frankrijk alvast munten gaan slaan, maar dat moet dus opnieuw gebeuren.
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Arie van der Valk is donderdag op 94-jarige leeftijd in Voorschoten overleden. Hij was met zijn broer Gerrit grondlegger van het Van der Valk-concern, dat nu ruim honderd hotels en restaurants telt.
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Het aanvragen van verlof moet eenvoudiger worden. Door de grote hoeveelheid verschillende typen verlof, met ieder zijn eigen regels en uitzonderingen, kunnen personeel en werkgevers er geen wijs meer uit.
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Arie van der Valk (94) is donderdag in Voorschoten overleden. Hij was met zijn broer Gerrit grondlegger van het Van der Valk-concern dat nu ruim honderd hotels en restaurants telt.
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Baggeraar en maritiem dienstverlener Boskalis stuurt zijn schepen niet meer door de Rode Zee uit vrees voor aanvallen van Houthi-rebellen. Dat meldt topman Peter Berdowski, die zegt dat het "een bevel" is om niet meer via die route te varen.
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De loonstijgingen die de laatste tijd zijn afgesproken in cao's zijn steeds minder hoog. Zo kwam de gemiddelde stijging afgelopen maand uit op 6,8 procent. Dat is de kleinste stijging sinds februari.
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Het afgelopen jaar zijn er 5.844 personenauto's gestolen. 47 procent daarvan werd teruggevonden. Dat is het hoogste terugvindpercentage in tien jaar tijd. Het meest gestolen merk is Toyota.
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Meer dan honderd particuliere beleggers in cryptovaluta zijn voor duizenden euro's per persoon opgelicht door een cryptohandelaar uit Hengelo. Miljoenen euro's aan inleg zijn verdwenen en van de handelaar ontbreekt op dit moment elk spoor.
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Vanuit Nederland zijn in november weer minder producten geëxporteerd dan een jaar eerder. Het totale volume aan uitgevoerde goederen was 4,5 procent kleiner dan in november 2022. Dat is al de zesde daling op een rij. Ook de import daalt hard.
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Het incident met de Boeing die onlangs tijdens een vlucht een paneel verloor, wordt onderzocht door de Amerikaanse luchtvaartautoriteit FAA. Het incident ging de 177 passagiers niet in de koude kleren zitten.
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Het aantal bedrijven dat het hoofd niet boven water kan houden stijgt snel. Afgelopen jaar gingen 3.271 bedrijven failliet: dat is 50 procent meer dan een jaar eerder. Onder andere in de horeca en de handel zijn er veel faillissementen.
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Sticking to this stop loss level will help avoid large losses if the trade goes south.
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Palantir stock stumbled to close out 2023 and kick off 2024, but AI and software peer Parsons is taking aim at a fresh breakout.
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Hertz Global Holdings said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 of its electric vehicles (EVs) from its U.S. fleet, or about one-third of the global EV fleet. Hertz said it expects to reinvest a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the EVs to buy gas-powered vehicles to meet customer demand.
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A yield spread premium (YSP) is a commission a mortgage broker receives for selling an interest rate to a borrower that is higher than the best rate they can get
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The best CD rates today are 5.75% from Citizens State Bank and 5.70% from NASA Federal Credit Union on terms shorter than 1 year, and 5.65% from Hyperion Bank for 15 months.
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A tax refund is a state or federal reimbursement to a taxpayer who overpaid the taxes that they owed for the year, often by having too much withheld from their paychecks.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it was launching an investigation into Boeing's production processes amid the ongoing 737 Max 9 grounding.
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The S&P 500 declined 0.07% on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, as markets finished flat following a hotter-than-expected inflation report.
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Tax season is the period between Jan. 1 and about April 15 of each year when taxpayers get ready to report their taxable income for the previous year.
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The reasons for a delay in getting your tax refund can range from incorrect information on your tax forms to a debt offset or even identity theft.
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A tax year is the 12-month calendar period covered by a taxpayer's annual tax return.
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Mortgage interest is an expense paid by homeowners in addition to the principal balance of a mortgage loan.
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An incentive stock option (ISO) is an employee benefit that gives the right to buy stock at a discount with a tax break on any profits.
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Luxury electric carmaker Lucid Group Inc. reported production and deliveries in the fourth quarter tumbled from a year ago.
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. is buying Southwestern Energy Co. to become the largest natural gas producer in the U.S.
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Bank earnings are set to slide as the fourth-quarter reporting season gets underway Friday, with a confluence of factors limiting the positive impact of declining bond yields in late 2023.
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Investment crowdfunding is a way to source money by soliciting many backers, each investing a relatively small amount.
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Aggregate supply is the total supply of goods and services produced within an economy at a given overall price level in a given time period.
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KB home revenue and profit fell last quarter as high mortgage rates weighed on demand, forcing the company to reduce home prices and offer concessions to buyers that cut into margins. The company, however, says the current fiscal year is off to a good start.
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With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, a variety of tax credits and deductions were eliminated. Learn about tax-related changes in place until 2025.
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A home lien is a legal claim placed on a home.
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Publication 535, Business Expenses is an IRS publication that discusses common business expenses and explains the rules for deducting business expenses.
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The 403(b) plan is less understood than the more popular 401(k) plan, but they share some similarities.
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Dynamic scoring is a measure of the impact that proposed tax budgets would have on the budget deficit and the overall economy over time.
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Full faith and credit describes one entity's unconditional guarantee or commitment to back the interest and principal of another entity's debt.
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U.S. equities fell at midday on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 after the Labor Department's latest report on inflation showed consumer prices rose higher than expected last month.
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Tesla shares dropped during intraday trading Thursday after reports that the company would increase wages as the United Auto Workers works to unionize workers at non-union automakers.
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The recent descent of mortgage rates was interrupted for a second week, as the average rate ticked upward again.
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Corporate travel management (CTM) is an important way that companies large and small can attempt to control and cut down on their travel costs.
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A design patent is a form of legal protection of the unique visual qualities of a manufactured item.
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Algorithms in clinical decision tools have been making it harder for certain racial and socioeconomic groups to receive the healthcare they deserve.
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Acquisition indigestion is a slang term that describes the difficulties that a company can face implementing a merger or acquisition.
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Generation X was born between the mid-1960s and the early-1980s, after baby boomers and before millennials.
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Google is laying off hundreds of employees across several teams as the tech giant cuts costs.
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A highly compensated employee (HCE) owns at least 5% of the company and earns more than the federal predetermined compensation limit.
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A gold IRA is a retirement investment vehicle used by individuals who hold gold bullion, coins, or other approved precious metals.
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The GDP price deflator measures the changes in prices for all of the goods and services produced in an economy.
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Moving just a basis point higher, rates on 30-year mortgages continue wavering in a narrow range about a quarter point above their recent 7-month low.
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Short selling is a way to profit when a stock's price goes down.
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Bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Funds begin trading today on three exchanges. Here is what you need to know about the new listings.
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The battle against inflation took a wrong turn in December, when consumer price increases accelerated for the first time in three months.
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A broker’s open house is a showing of a property for sale targeted to other real estate agents and not
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The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) imposes a payroll tax on businesses with employees, collecting revenue that funds unemployment benefits.
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The Labor Department's latest inflation reading is expected to show prices moved slightly higher in December, while cryptocurrency stocks jumped after the SEC approved several spot Bitcoin ETFs. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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When an asset or property is owned completely without any debts or liens against it, it is called "free and clear."
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These three stocks are worth watching today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to monitor.
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Learn the difference between a positive correlation and a negative, or inverse, correlation and the way they apply in the real world.
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Copula or probability theory is a statistical technique used for multivariate uniform distributions modeling of options and derivatives.
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General Electric Co., once a bellwether of blue-chip stocks, has struggled in recent years. Learn about its rise and fall.
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Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, writer, and social scientist. Collaborating with Karl Marx, Engels helped to define modern communism.
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The Fisher Transform is a technical indicator that normalizes asset prices to make turning points in price clearer.
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IRAs are one of the most proven ways to grow investments over time, thanks to the magic of compounding.
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Tesla schort een groot deel van zijn productie in een fabriek bij Berlijn op van 29 januari tot 11 februari. De fabrikant van elektrische auto's stelt minder onderdelen te ontvangen doordat vrachtschepen de Rode Zee mijden en om moeten varen.
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Vliegtuigfabrikant Airbus heeft vorig jaar een recordaantal bestellingen ontvangen voor zijn vliegtuigen. Daarnaast overtrof het bedrijf zijn doelstelling voor 2023 om voldoende toestellen af te leveren.
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Microsoft haalde donderdag Apple kort in als 's werelds waardevolste bedrijf. De aandelenkoers van de iPhone-maker zakte door groeiende zorgen over de vraag naar producten.
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Bedrijven mogen voortaan in de Verenigde Staten een bitcoin-ETF aanbieden. Daarmee kunnen beleggers de koers van de bitcoin volgen zonder de cryptomunt te hoeven kopen. De cryptosector keek reikhalzend uit naar dit moment, maar waarom eigenlijk?
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3M stopt eerder met pfas-gerelateerde productieprocessen in de fabriek bij Antwerpen. Het chemiebedrijf stopt er eind januari al mee, in plaats van eind 2025. Dat moet ervoor zorgen dat er eerder minder pfas door de Westerschelde stromen.
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Bijna 200.000 werknemers in de winkelstraat en distributiecentra krijgen een loonsverhoging van minimaal 3,75 procent. Daar komt bij dat de lonen in juli opnieuw omhooggaan als het minimumloon wordt aangepast. Ook in 2025 gebeurt dat nog twee keer.
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Je kunt zonder grote moeite van miljoenen Nederlanders achterhalen waar zij zijn geweest, waarschuwt BNR donderdag. Datahandelaren bieden online uitgebreide advertentieprofielen van zo'n vier miljoen Nederlanders aan. Daarmee kun je zien waar iemand woont, werkt en vaak komt.
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Met eerst veel regen en daarna een paar dagen flinke kou hebben veel akkerbouwers het niet makkelijk. De kou kan funest zijn voor wie nog suikerbieten en aardappelen in de grond heeft zitten, terwijl de regen juist bloembollentelers in de weg zit.
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HelloFresh is voortaan duidelijker over de inhoud en voorwaarden van abonnementen. Toezichthouder Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) tikte het bedrijf op de vingers na klachten van klanten die ongewild een abonnement op de maaltijdboxen waren aangegaan.
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De provincies eisen dat Den Haag meer doet om de stikstofuitstoot terug te dringen. Ze willen niet langer de verantwoordelijkheid dragen voor het overgrote deel van de vermindering en vinden dat de landelijke overheid meer moet doen.
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Van de vorig kwartaal verkochte woningen is ruim de helft voor meer dan de vraagprijs van eigenaar gewisseld. Dat is meer dan de 46 procent van de drie maanden ervoor. Uit cijfers van makelaarsvereniging NVM blijkt ook dat de huizenmarkt steeds krapper wordt.
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Ruim de helft van de woningen is vorig kwartaal voor meer dan de vraagprijs van eigenaar gewisseld. Dat is meer dan de 46 procent een kwartaal eerder. Ook blijkt uit de cijfers van makelaarsvereniging NVM dat de huizenmarkt steeds krapper wordt.
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Net als in 2023 begint Google het nieuwe jaar met een grote ontslagronde. Daarbij staan honderden banen op de tocht. De ontslagen vallen op de afdelingen die zich bezighouden met Google Assistent, smartphones, slimme horloges en thermostaten.
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De prijzen in de horeca waren vorig jaar gemiddeld 8,8 procent hoger dan een jaar eerder. Ook onder meer boodschappen, tabak en vervoer werden duurder, terwijl energie juist fors goedkoper werd.
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De wereld heeft er afgelopen jaar opnieuw fors meer zonne-energie bij gekregen dan een jaar eerder. Ook de komende jaren blijven groene energiebronnen hard groeien. De doelen die landen hebben afgesproken op de klimaattop in Dubai zijn daardoor in zicht.
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Het aantal reisbureaus in Nederland is sinds het begin van de coronapandemie amper afgenomen. De behoefte van de reiziger verschuift wel: er is steeds meer vraag naar speciale reizen en reizen op maat.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying Juniper Networks in an all-cash deal valued at about $14 billion, which is anticipated to double HPE's networking business. A Wall Street Journal report about a potential deal saw Juniper's stock surge 22% and HPE's stock dip 9% before an official announcement was made. HPE will pay $40 per Juniper share.
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Whichever type of retirement account you choose, these simple strategies will help you build a bigger nest egg for your future.
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Hyperledger Burrow was an open-source blockchain framework that handled transactions and executed smart contracts on a permissioned virtual machine.
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The 183-day rule is one criteria used to determine if a non-citizen is considered a resident for tax purposes.
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The best CD rate today is 5.75%, offered by Citizens State Bank for 7 months or INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, while NASA Federal Credit Union is paying 5.70% APY.
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The S&P 500 gained 0.6% on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, ahead of inflation data and bank earnings later in the week.
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A mortgage company originates and/or funds mortgages for residential or commercial property.
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While the best savings accounts are currently paying higher rates than most CDs, that's likely to change in 2024. So what's the better choice for your savings?
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which are set to begin trading on Thursday. The approval will make crypto investing more accessible, bringing large amounts of money into the crypto space.
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A mid-cap fund is a type of investment fund that focuses its investments on companies with a capitalization in the middle range of listed stocks in the market.
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Credit card companies are unlikely to forgive your debt completely, but you may be able to reduce the amount you owe, depending on your circumstances.
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Here’s what’s in the new corporate alternative minimum tax that the United States now imposes on very large corporations.
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Investopedia and NY1 are teaming up on a series of biweekly updates tracking the health of New York City’s economy, highlighting the best and worst-performing areas of New York's housing, tourism, leisure and hospitality metrics.
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If you fail to take the required minimum distribution (RMD) from your retirement account, then you need to take these steps to avoid a 25% penalty.
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You can inherit an IRA tax-free but you could be hit with a 50% penalty if you don't follow the rules for required minimum distributions (RMDs).
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How much should you contribute to your 401(k)? The short answer is as much as you can, but there is more to it than that.
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Risks related artificial intelligence, including misinformation and disinformation, were some of the top concerns of global leaders surveyed by the World Economic Forum.
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The trade-off between paying off your mortgage and saving more for retirement depends on how long you've had the mortgage and how far you are from retiring.
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An eligible contract participant (ECP) is permitted to engage in financial transactions that aren't open to retail customers. Stringent requirements must be met.
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The record date is the last date on which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend or distribution. It's established by the company's board.
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Their inverse relationship with stocks and bonds makes these investments worth getting to know.
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WD-40 Co. shares jumped Wednesday as the maker of maintenance and household products reported profit and sales that beat estimates.
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The relative strength index and the stochastic oscillator are two well known technical momentum oscillators. They have very different underlying theories.
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The European Union’s proposed regulation aims at protecting crypto investors and maintaining the digital currency’s market stability.
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A line chart connects a series of data points and is used by traders to monitor prices, currencies, indexes, and other data.
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The presidential election cycle theory attempts to forecast trends in U.S. stock markets following the election of a new president.
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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Prime Video, MGM Studios, and Twitch units as it redirects spending and reduces costs.
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Voting rights are given to a stockholder to vote on matters of corporate policy. It is common for votes to be voiced by proxy. Learn why stockholder voting matters.
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A 10-year Treasury note is a debt obligation issued by the US government that matures in 10 years. It pays interest twice a year and face value at maturity.
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U.S. equities were up at midday on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 ahead of key inflation data and earnings reports due later in the week.
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Acquisition financing is the capital that is obtained for the purpose of buying another business. Learn the different types of financing available and how they work.
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Consolidated tape is an electronic system that collates real-time exchange-listed data, such as price and volume, and disseminates it to investors.
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Intuitive Surgical's preliminary results were above analysts' estimates as the number of procedures using its surgical devices increased.
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Oprah Winfrey achieved billionaire status in 2003 at age 49, and she has a net worth of approximately $2.8 billion. Learn about the rags-to-riches rise of this self-made billionaire.
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The working-age population in a region includes those in an age range, typically 18-64 or 15-64, considered able and likely to work. Learn why this statistic matters.
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Debt consolidation could help or hurt your ability to get a mortgage depending on how your new loan impacts your DTI ratio.
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A debt consolidation loan can save you money on interest and help you pay your debts off faster. Here's how and where to get one.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it will buy Juniper Networks in a $14 billion deal to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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Upside refers to the potential increase in value, measured in monetary or percentage terms, of an investment.
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Crypto stocks fell after a fake post from the SEC ahead of the agency's decision on a Bitcoin ETF and Intuitive Surgical jumped after reporting a rise in procedures using its robotic surgical system. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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In general, 401(k) plans and 403(b) plans are very similar but they do have a few key differences, such as the investment choices offered.
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The standard error is the standard deviation of a sample population. It measures the accuracy with which a sample represents a population.
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Learn how the stochastic oscillator indicator is sensitive to price, and discover technical indicators traders use to complement it such as the RSI and MACD.
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Historical data seems to suggest that the party running the United States has no noticeable impact on the country’s equities market.
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De Amerikaanse beurswaakhond SEC is akkoord gegaan met de komst van beursgenoteerde bitcoinfondsen, ook wel bitcoin-ETF's genoemd. Dinsdag verscheen daarover al een bericht op X, maar de SEC claimde dat dat een nepbericht was. Nu is de toezichthouder alsnog akkoord.
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Het Franse postbedrijf La Poste is een experiment begonnen met een paskamer in het postkantoor. Zo kunnen klanten hun online bestelde kledingstukken passen en indien nodig snel weer retour sturen. De eerste paskamer is in een vestiging in Parijs geplaatst.
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De Amerikaanse veiligheidsdienst FBI onderzoekt hoe een nepbericht over bitcoinfondsen kon verschijnen op het X-account van de Amerikaanse beurstoezichthouder SEC. Het onjuiste bericht zorgde voor een flinke koersdaling van de bitcoin.
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Boeing-topman Dave Calhoun heeft toegegeven dat zijn bedrijf verantwoordelijk is voor de productiefouten bij de 737 MAX 9-toestellen. "We gaan dit aanpakken", zei Calhoun geëmotioneerd. Afgelopen vrijdag schoot een deurpaneel van een vliegend toestel los.
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Grote verzekeraars en claimorganisaties zijn het eens geworden over compensatie van consumenten die gedupeerd zijn met beleggingsverzekeringen. Daarmee sluit het woekerpolisdossier na 25 jaar mogelijk dit jaar. De honderden miljoenen euro's gaan naar een klein deel van de miljoenen gedupeerden.
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Grote verzekeraars en claimorganisaties zijn het eens geworden over compensatie van consumenten die gedupeerd zijn met beleggingsverzekeringen. Daarmee sluit het woekerpolisdossier na 25 jaar mogelijk dit jaar. De honderden miljoenen euro's gaan naar een klein deel van de miljoenen gedupeerden.
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De gastoevoer van Noorwegen naar de rest van Europa is in 2023 met 6,7 procent gedaald. Hoewel Europa het gas hard nodig had, kampte het Noorse staatsbedrijf Gassco met langdurige onderbrekingen voor onderhoud.
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Boze boeren en ontevreden treinpersoneel zorgen samen voor een ongekende situatie in Duitsland. Het verkeer daar is grotendeels lamgelegd, schrijven Duitse media. En het einde is nog niet in zicht.
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Steven van Weyenberg volgt Sigrid Kaag op als demissionair minister van Financiën. Van Weyenberg was net staatssecretaris van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, maar verschuift nu dus van plek.
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Tijdens de afgelopen jaarwisseling is er opnieuw veel siervuurwerk afgestoken. Consumenten trekken zich nog altijd weinig aan van de beperkende maatregelen zoals lokale of regionale afsteekverboden.
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Vanaf vandaag kunnen sekswerkers zich makkelijker verzekeren. Nationale-Nederlanden is de eerste verzekeraar die het voor sekswerkers vanaf 21 jaar mogelijk maakt om een zakelijke schadeverzekering af te sluiten.
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Wereldwijd staan ruim 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9-vliegtuigen aan de grond nadat vrijdag een paneel losschoot op 5.000 meter hoogte. Waarom vliegen de Europese luchtvaartmaatschappijen zoals Corendon wel door met het toestel?
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De verspreiding van desinformatie door middel van kunstmatige intelligentie is het grootste risico van dit moment, zo blijkt onderzoek van het World Economic Forum (WEF). Experts vrezen dat AI-gegenereerde desinformatie wordt gebruikt om maatschappelijke en politieke verschillen te vergroten.
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Het ziekteverzuim door psychische klachten kost de samenleving ruim 1 miljard euro per jaar. Arbo Unie telde vorig jaar 2,9 miljoen verzuimdagen als gevolg van mentale klachten.
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China beweert de verzenders van AirDrops te kunnen achterhalen. Op Apple-apparaten kun je via AirDrop bestanden naar andere Apple-toestellen in de buurt sturen. In 2022 gebruikten demonstranten in China en Hongkong die methode om anoniem informatie te verspreiden.
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Dit jaar zouden weer ruimtevaarders richting de maan reizen, maar NASA heeft zijn nieuwe bemande missie nu officieel uitgesteld tot volgend jaar september. Volgens de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie moet eerst een aantal technische problemen worden opgelost.
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Verzekeraar NN Group schikt voor circa 300 miljoen euro in de zogeheten woekerpolisaffaire. De verzekeraar heeft daarover een overeenkomst gesloten met vier claimorganisaties en de Consumentenbond. Alle juridische procedures tegen NN worden nu stopgezet.
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Boeing-topman Dave Calhoun heeft toegegeven dat zijn bedrijf verantwoordelijk is voor de productiefouten bij de 737 MAX 9-toestellen. "We gaan dit aanpakken", zei Calhoun geëmotioneerd. Afgelopen vrijdag schoot een deurpaneel van een vliegend toestel los.
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De koers van de bitcoin zakt verder in na een onjuist bericht op X over de goedkeuring van beursgenoteerde bitcoinfondsen. Het leek erop dat de Amerikaanse toezichthouder deze bitcoin-ETF's had goedgekeurd, maar dat blijkt niet te kloppen.
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De Amerikaanse maanlander die maandag werd gelanceerd, zal definitief niet op de maan landen. Door technische problemen is er "geen enkele kans" op een succesvolle maanlanding, meldt het bedrijf dat de maanlander gebouwd heeft dinsdag.
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Voor het eerst komen er thuisbatterijen op de markt waarmee je niet alleen eigen zonne-energie kan opslaan, maar waarmee je ook voor energiehandelaar kan spelen. Heeft dat zin? Of is het een dure hobby die de problemen met ons overvolle stroomnet alleen maar erger maakt?
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Tussen de 3 en 3,5 miljoen werknemers hebben afgelopen jaar naast een forse loonsverhoging ook een eenmalige uitkering ontvangen. Het gaat daarbij om een gemiddeld bedrag van 946 euro bruto, bijna twee keer zoveel als in 2021.
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Student loans can have an impact on your taxes, including reducing your tax bill if you've been paying interest. Here's what you need to know.
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The best CD rate today is 5.75%, offered by Citizens State Bank for 7 months and also INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months. Two additional CDs are paying 5.70% APY.
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Count Urban Outfitters as the latest fashion retailer to report strong 2023 holiday sales. The news sent shares sharply higher Tuesday.
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A health savings account (HSA) is a good deal for almost anyone who wants to save on taxes and healthcare costs. Here's how it works.
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A liquidity event is an event that allows early investors in a company to cash out some or all of their equity.
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Extreme Networks shares dropped more than 7% Tuesday after the company cut its second quarter fiscal 2024 outlook because of a pullback in customer purchases.
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The Canadian Institute of Actuaries, or CIA, is a professional organization for actuaries in Canada.
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Businesses use various forecasting methods to predict future crude oil prices.
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The S&P 500 lost 0.2% on Tuesday, Jan. 9., 2024, as Monday's tech rally lost momentum.
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Independent broker-dealers are a great choice for experienced, self-starter planners who have established practices.
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Shares of videogame development platform maker Unity Software tumbled after saying it plans to lay off 25% of its workforce.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks are reportedly in advanced talks for HPE to purchase the networking equipment and services provider.
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Downstream operations are oil and gas functions that occur after the production phase to the point of sale. Read how downstream companies make money.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is widely expected to approve the first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) this week.
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"Fabless company” refers to a company that designs and markets hardware while outsourcing the manufacturing of that hardware to a third-party partner.
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The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index beat expectations with a reading of 91.9 in December, an increase of 1.3 points from the prior month, and above its 2023 average of 90.7
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West Texas Intermediate is the underlying commodity of the New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contract and one of the main global oil benchmarks.
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Microchip Technology shares rebounded from early losses as Jefferies analysts raised their price target on the stock and said the maker of analog semiconductors could benefit from an "Analog Renaissance."
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Over the past half decade, Boeing shares have fluctuated on news of production delays and safety concerns as it works to return to pre-pandemic levels.
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UK pharmaceuticals giant GSK PLC said Tuesday that it plans to buy Aiolos Bio Inc. for $1.4 billion as it seeks to expand its respiratory pipeline.
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U.S. equities reversed Monday's gains and were down at midday Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 as Eversource and other energy stocks lost ground.
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The outlook for the U.S. economy this year brightened slightly after congressional leaders agreed on federal government spending, potentially averting a government shutdown looming in less than two weeks. Rising debt, however, poses a longer-term threat to the economy.
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In the last week of December, Apple's iPhone sales in China dropped 30% from a year earlier, with Jefferies analysts projecting a double-digit decline in 2024.
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Though wavering the last several days, rates on 30-year mortgages are sitting moderately higher after sinking to a 7-month low just after Christmas.
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Debt consolidation can help consumers save money and get out of debt faster, but only if certain conditions are met.
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A round lot is a standard number of units of an investment product. A round lot of stocks is 100 shares or any number divisible by 100.
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Above full employment equilibrium refers to an economy operating at a level where its real GDP temporarily outstrips its potential level.
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Keep these two stocks and one cryptocurrency on your watchlist today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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A company's shares can become a whisper stock when rumors circulate that it is the target of a takeover offer from another company.
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The labor force participation rate is a measurement of an economy’s active workforce.
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Learn about the maximum 20% personal and 0% corporate taxes of Jersey, a self-governing possession of the British Crown and one of the Channel Islands.
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A wholly-owned subsidiary is a company whose common stock is 100% owned by the parent company.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment report is a widely watched indicator of economic well-being that directly influences the market.
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Jobless claims are a statistic reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor that counts people filing to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
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Whitemail is a strategy that a takeover target uses to try and thwart a hostile takeover attempt.
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A buyer's market happens when purchasers have an advantage over sellers in price negotiations. Learn how this affects the home buying and selling process.
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A sector breakdown is the mix of sectors within a fund or portfolio, typically expressed as a portfolio percentage.
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Spud is the beginning process to drill a well in the oil and gas industry.
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Verzekeraar NN Group schikt voor circa 300 miljoen euro de zogeheten woekerpolisaffaire. De verzekeraar heeft daarover een overeenkomst gesloten met claimorganisaties ConsumentenClaim, Woekerpolis.nl, Woekerpolisproces, Wakkerpolis en de Consumentenbond. Alle juridische procedures tegen NN worden nu stopgezet.
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De wereldeconomie zal in 2024 weer iets minder hard groeien. Dat verwacht de Wereldbank in een vooruitblik van het jaar. Dat zou het derde jaar op rij zijn dat de economische groei wereldwijd afneemt.
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Air France vliegt vanaf 24 januari weer drie keer per week van Parijs naar Israël. Eerder werden vluchten naar het land gestopt vanwege de oorlog tussen Israël en Hamas. KLM en Transavia hervatten hun vluchten naar Tel Aviv vooralsnog niet.
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Slachthuis Gosschalk in Epe moet 15.000 euro betalen voor dierenmishandeling en het overtreden van de regels rond het slachten van dieren. Dat heeft het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) dinsdag bepaald. Eind 2020 werden er undercoverbeelden gemaakt van het mishandelen van varkens en runderen.
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Het chemiebedrijf Chemours heeft de productie deels stilgelegd vanwege het weglekken van de stof TFA, bevestigt een woordvoerder na berichtgeving van FD. In mei werd de schadelijke pfas ontdekt in het water rond de fabriek in Dordrecht. Chemours denkt een technische oplossing te hebben.
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Verzekeraars schatten dat tijdens de jaarwisseling voor 8 miljoen euro schade is aangericht aan woningen en auto's. Dat is bijna een halvering ten opzichte van een jaar eerder en het op een na laagste schadebedrag in de afgelopen vijftien jaar.
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De werkloosheid in de eurolanden is weer gedaald naar het laagste niveau ooit. In november was 6,4 procent van de beroepsbevolking werkloos, tegen 6,5 procent een maand eerder. Bijzonder is dat dit gebeurt in een tijd waarin de economie afremt.
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De grote Duitse warenhuisketen Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof heeft een faillissement aangevraagd bij de rechtbank in Essen. Hiermee gaat de 'Duitse V&D' ten onder na jaren van financiële problemen. Wel hoopt Galeria op een doorstart.
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Voor wie een elektrische auto koopt of leaset, ligt er sinds vandaag weer subsidie klaar. In totaal is er 87 miljoen euro beschikbaar. Dat is 12 miljoen minder dan vorig jaar, toen er geld overbleef.
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Het is druk bij Nederlandse verwarmingsbedrijven. Door het koude weer draaien cv-ketels op volle toeren en dat zorgt vooral bij oude ketels voor problemen. Installateurs maken overuren om klanten te helpen die in de kou zitten.
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Vlak voor de jaarwisseling hebben een stuk minder verzekerden hun zorgverzekering ingeruild voor een andere dan een jaar eerder. Aan het einde van 2023 stapten 1,2 miljoen Nederlanders over, 6,5 procent van het totale aantal verzekerden.
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Bij het controleren van toestellen van het type Boeing 737 MAX 9 heeft United Airlines ontdekt dat sommige moeren "verder aangedraaid moeten worden". Dat maakt de Amerikaanse luchtvaartmaatschappij maandag bekend. De controle kwam na een incident met een Boeing die een deel van zijn romp verloor.
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Het internationale treinverkeer wordt eind deze week ernstig gehinderd door de stakingen van het Duitse spoorpersoneel. Volgens de NS rijden er woensdag, donderdag en vrijdag geen treinen naar Duitsland.
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Vakbonden FNV en VVMC hebben een onderhandelingsakkoord bereikt over een nieuwe cao voor personeel van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). Dat betekent dat nieuwe stakingen waarschijnlijk van de baan zijn.
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Nederlanders hebben in november iets meer uitgegeven dan een jaar eerder. Hoewel we minder eten en drinken kochten, gingen we wel vaker naar de kapper of naar het museum.
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Boeing heeft maandag flink verloren op de Amerikaanse aandelenbeurs. Het incident met een Boeing 737 MAX 9 van afgelopen vrijdag zorgt voor onrust bij beleggers.
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De eerste commerciële maanlander die eerder op maandag werd gelanceerd, kampt met technische problemen. Daardoor is het zeer de vraag of het ruimtetoestel kan landen op de maan, zegt Astrobotic, het bedrijf dat de maanlander heeft gebouwd.
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De prijzen van onze boodschappen blijven hoog. Gemiddeld zijn we 132 euro kwijt voor een vol winkelwagentje met producten zoals melk, brood, kaas, hagelslag, margarine en tandpasta.
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Golfing legend Tiger Woods announced that he is parting ways with sportswear maker Nike Inc. after 27 years.
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Learn about pairing the stochastic and MACD indicators and how this strategy can enhance your trading and reveal entry points.
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If you racked up a lot of credit card debt this holiday season, you’re far from alone.
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The S&P 500 gained 1.4% on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, shaking off a sluggish performance in the opening days of the year ahead of this week's inflation data and bank earnings reports.
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USAA offers a few different savings accounts, but the rates are relatively low. Compare USAA to top competitors and find the best savings account for your needs.
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Check U.S. Bank’s current savings account interest rates, and see how they compare to the top accounts in the market today.
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You can earn a higher-than-average APY with a TD Bank savings account. But TD Bank only offers the highest interest rates on accounts with high balances.
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State Farm is more than just an insurance company. It offers banking services and competitive interest rates for its savings account.
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SoFi savings account interest rates are above average and the financial services company charges no bank fees—two reasons this savings option is worth considering.
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See a full overview of PNC savings account interest rates. Compare PNC Bank to top competitors and find the right savings account for your financial needs.
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs only offers a few account types, but what it does offer, it does well. Learn how you can benefit from its online high-yield savings account.
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Through Lending Club’s high-yield savings accounts, you can earn a higher-than-average APY with no monthly service fees. All you need to get started is $100.
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E*TRADE savings account interest rates can't compete with the best, but high-net-worth individuals can benefit from its higher FDIC insurance coverage.
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Discover’s savings account doesn’t usually have the highest APY, but it’s easily accessible with no minimum deposit or monthly fee.
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Citi offers CDs, checking accounts, bank IRAs, and savings accounts. Learn more about its savings account rates, features, and account requirements.
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Chime’s high-yield savings account doesn’t charge a fee or require a minimum deposit. Learn more about Chime savings account interest rates and other features.
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Chase Bank offers two savings accounts to its customers with below-average interest rates, but the bank has other financial services worth considering.
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Charles Schwab savings account interest rates are higher than the national average, and it doesn’t have monthly fees or minimum deposit requirements.
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Capital One savings account interest rates are higher than average, and the bank doesn’t charge monthly maintenance fees or have a minimum deposit requirement.
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The savings account at Apple Bank offers competitive rates, but are they competitive enough? We reviewed Apple Bank so you can decide if the bank is right for you.
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Bask Bank offers an attractive pair of savings accounts: One is a typical high-yield savings account, but the other earns American Airlines AAdvantage miles.
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The best CD rate today is 5.75%, offered by INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, while Air Force Federal Credit Union and NASA Federal Credit Union are paying 5.70% APY.
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Nvidia Corp. shares rose Monday after the company introduced three chips designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) applications that could further the chipmaker's AI dominance.
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A savings account is an essential part of your financial toolbox. Learn about Ally Bank savings accounts and their rates and decide if they are a fit for you.
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Hard money is a currency backed by a gold standard or precious metal, or types of lending, political contributions, and government funding.
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A trade deficit is also referred to as net exports, which may affect the stock market.
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Johnson & Johnson said it bought Ambrx Biopharma Inc. for about $2 billion to boost its oncology portfolio.
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Apparel retailers Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. raised their earnings guidance on solid holiday sales.
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Continuing claims refers to the number of people who have already filed an initial claim and are still filing for unemployment benefits.
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As the New Year approaches, it’s time to turn your thoughts to your financial goals and the investing resolutions that you need to make to achieve them.
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Apple Inc. shares rose after the tech giant announced Monday that its Vision Pro virtual reality headset would launch on Feb. 2.
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Major U.S. equity indexes were mixed at midday on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, as tech stocks lifted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, but the Dow was in the red because of a plunge in Boeing shares.
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Merck & Co. said Monday that it would purchase Harpoon Therapeutics Inc. for about $680 million to expand its reach in cancer-fighting drugs.
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Shares of Crocs jumped Monday after the casual shoemaker said fourth-quarter and full-year sales would exceed its prior guidance after a strong holiday season.
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Millennials fall into the category of high car insurance rates, but this guide will help you find the best auto policy to suit your needs and pocketbook. Check out some ways to save money, like owning an older car or leasing a vehicle.
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Microsoft expanded its deal with South Korean solar panel provider Qcells in a bid to meet its goal to become renewable energy dependent by 2025.
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The January effect is the supposed tendency of stock prices to rise in the first month of the year.
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The 2023 and 2024 rules require donors to itemize their deductions to claim any charitable contribution deductions and are limited to the AGI limit of 60% for cash donations for qualified charities.
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Reserve assets are financial assets denominated in foreign currencies and held by central banks and used to balance payments.
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Wells Fargo offers two types of savings accounts, but the rates are low unless you carry a large balance.
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When looking through SoFi’s fund options for your IRA, VTI and BKAG are good options to start with.
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A real estate agent is a licensed professional representing buyers or sellers in real estate transactions.
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Boeing shares fell after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for inspections amid safety concerns.
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These three stocks are worth adding to your watchlist today. We discuss why and identify key chart levels to watch.
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Boeing shares tumbled after federal regulators ground 737 Max 9 jets following a panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight and sales of Apple’s iPhone slowed in China during the year’s first week. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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A discretionary expense is a cost that is not essential for the operation of a home or a business.
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Learn how to interpret a weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Discover what is considered a good WACC & find out what it means to investors.
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Get ahead of the curve and follow our guide to learn how to use artificial intelligence in your investing. Utilize automated technology to help your portfolio grow.
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Forex scalping is a method of trading where the trader typically makes multiple trades each day, trying to profit off small price movements.
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The volume-weighted average price (VWAP) is a statistic used by traders to determine what the average price is based on both price and volume. Whether a price is above or below the VWAP helps assess current value and trend.
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A variable cost is an expense that changes in proportion to production or sales volume.
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An interest rate option is a financial derivative allowing the holder to hedge or speculate on changes in interest rates at various maturities.
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Covered call ETFs sell call options on securities they own, generating income for investors and helping protect against volatility.
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Geographical labor mobility refers to workers' ability to relocate in order to find employment in their field of work.
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De Duitse spoorwegvakbond GDL mag opnieuw gaan staken in een slepend arbeidsconflict met Deutsche Bahn. Dat heeft een arbeidsrechtbank in Frankfurt besloten. Deutsche Bahn was naar de rechtbank gestapt om de landelijke staking van onder meer treinmachinisten te voorkomen.
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Bij het controleren van toestellen van het type Boeing-737 MAX 9 heeft United Airlines ontdekt dat sommige moeren "verder aangedraaid moeten worden". Dat maakt de Amerikaanse luchtvaartmaatschappij maandag bekend. De controle kwam na een incident met een Boeing die zijn romp verloor.
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Boeren die demonstreren tegen het landbouwbeleid van de regering, dat herkennen we in Nederland wel. Deze week is in Duitsland uitgeroepen tot de Wutwoche, een protestweek van Duitse boeren. Maar waarom demonstreren deze boeren precies?
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Grotere supermarkten in Hongarije moeten het binnenkort aan klanten duidelijk maken als een product kleiner is geworden. Dit moet zogeheten krimpflatie tegengaan, waarbij boodschappen minder inhoud hebben terwijl de prijs hetzelfde blijft of zelfs omhooggaat.
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Bij Jumbo is een aantal producten van snoepjesfabrikant Haribo niet verkrijgbaar. Ook van Coca-Cola is er minder beschikbaar. Dat bevestigt een woordvoerder van de supermarktketen maandag na berichtgeving van vakblad Distrifood.
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Hotels, kroegen en restaurants moeten meer geld vragen voor eten, drinken en overnachtingen om te voorkomen dat ze failliet gaan. De bedrijven maken steeds minder winst doordat ze met stijgende kosten te maken krijgen. Hogere prijzen zijn daarom noodzakelijk.
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Tweeduizend automobilisten zijn de maandagochtend begonnen met een belletje naar de Wegenwacht. Door de vorst kampen de bellers niet alleen met startproblemen of defecte accu's, maar ook met vastgevroren deuren, handremmen en laadkabels.
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Een Nederlander is verantwoordelijk voor het inbrengen van het beruchte Stuxnet-virus in een Iraans atoomcomplex in 2008, meldt de Volkskrant maandag. De Nederlandse politiek zou daar destijds niet van op de hoogte zijn geweest. Stuxnet legde het Iraanse atoomprogramma lam.
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Horecabedrijven hebben afgelopen jaar geworsteld met hoge kosten voor onder meer personeel, energie en huur. Daardoor maakten ze minder winst en daalde het aantal horecazaken voor het eerst in acht jaar, meldt branchevereniging KHN.
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Op twee locaties in het Groningenveld gaat de gaskraan weer een beetje open. Ze staan stand-by voor het geval er wat gebeurt met bijvoorbeeld de gasopslagen. De productielocaties worden op het zogenoemde waakvlamniveau gezet, meldt demissionair staatssecretaris Hans Vijlbrief (Mijnbouw).
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Een ontbrekend onderdeel van een Alaska Airlines-vliegtuig is teruggevonden in een achtertuin in Portland. Het toestel moest afgelopen vrijdag een noodlanding maken, omdat kort na het opstijgen een stuk van de romp was losgeraakt.
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Vorig jaar zijn 30 procent minder hypotheken aangevraagd, blijkt uit cijfers van dataverzamelaar HDN. Met name het aantal mensen dat een hypotheek wilde over- of bijsluiten, zakte volledig in. Ondertussen blijft de hypotheekrente maar dalen.
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Een Amerikaans ruimtevaartbedrijf heeft maandagochtend een robotvoertuig naar de maan gestuurd. Als hij daar landt, is het de eerste commerciële maanlander waarmee dat is gelukt. Eind februari moet het voertuig op het maanoppervlak neerstrijken.
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Het aantal auto's op de Nederlandse wegen steeg afgelopen jaar hard. Er kwamen ruim 180.000 personenauto's bij, waardoor er nu 9,4 miljoen personenauto's rondrijden in Nederland.
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Horecabedrijven hebben afgelopen jaar geworsteld met hoge kosten voor onder meer personeel, energie en huur. Daardoor maakten ze minder winst en daalde het aantal horecazaken voor het eerst in acht jaar, meldt branchevereniging KHN.
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Duitse boeren betogen maandag onder meer met wegblokkades tegen het plan van de regering om een aantal subsidies voor de sector te schrappen. De boeren vrezen dat hun producten te duur worden in vergelijking met landbouwproducten uit andere landen.
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Er werden in de afgelopen tien jaar niet zoveel motoren verkocht als in 2023. In het afgelopen jaar werden maar liefst 17.501 nieuwe motorfietsen geregistreerd.
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Het nieuwe jaar is aangebroken en daarmee is ook de rente op studieleningen gestegen. Het rentepercentage is dit jaar 2,56. Daarmee is het ruim vijf keer hoger dan vorig jaar, toen het 0,46 procent was.
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The American Opportunity Tax Credit offsets up to $2,500 of annual college expenses such as tuition, school fees, and books. It's a partially refundable credit.
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In a short sale, the investor borrows against margin to buy shares and then sells them, hoping prices decrease to then buy them back at a lower price.
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Encumbered securities are securities that are owned by one entity, but subject to a legal claim by another. It can be used for financial obligations.
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Learning how to invest for your short and long-term goals is critical for your financial future. Let us guide you on the different routes you can take for your future.
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Macro risk is political or economic hazards in a country or region that can adversely affect a business operating in it.
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Getting free financial advice can help those who are struggling to get their finances in order but can’t afford an expert. Learn how to get financial advice for free.
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Stealth addresses hide the receiver's identity in a blockchain transaction, ensuring stronger privacy and anonymity on the cryptocurrency network.
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Coming up this week: the latest inflation numbers and reports from big banks to kick off earnings season.
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The civilian labor force is the non-military working-age population that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) classifies as either employed or unemployed.
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Uptrend is a term used to describe an overall upward trajectory in price. Many traders opt to trade during uptrends with specific trending strategies.
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Growth accounting is a quantitative tool used to break down how specific factors contribute to economic growth.
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Find out which developed-market ETFs manage the greatest asset base, and why major U.S. equity-only funds are not included in the calculation.
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Net debt per capita is a measurement of the value of a government's debt in terms of the amount attributable to each citizen in its jurisdiction.
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Learn about how mutual fund sales and other types of transactions are taxed within an IRA, and discover if a sale triggers an early withdrawal penalty.
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2023 US federal tax bracket guide: Which tax bracket am I in for 2023? What are the new IRS tax brackets for 2024?
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An unusual, billion-dollar trial between Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the billionaire Haslam family was canceled by the court on Saturday, two days before it was scheduled to start. The entry said it was authorized by Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn, the judge. The Haslam family, Berkshire Hathaway and the chambers for Zurn could not be reached for comment.
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Canada's oil industry, particularly in Alberta, anticipates increased production and higher revenues with the completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion, despite current uncertainties and delays.
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De Duitse treinbestuurdersvakbond GDL heeft opgeroepen tot een nieuwe landelijke staking. De staking begint woensdag en duurt drie dagen.
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De Londense metro zou van maandag tot donderdag niet rijden omdat leden van de vakbond RMT zouden gaan staken. Maar dat gaat niet meer door omdat er vooruitgang zit in de onderhandelingen met de werkgever over een hoger loon.
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Het Verenigd Koninkrijk wil als eerste West-Europese land de geavanceerde brandstof HALEU gaan produceren. De brandstof, die bestaat uit een vorm van verrijkt uranium, is nodig voor de opwek van energie in de nieuwste generatie kerncentrales.
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Het Verenigd Koninkrijk wil als eerste West-Europese land de geavanceerde brandstof HALEU gaan produceren. De brandstof, die bestaat uit een bepaalde vorm van verrijkt uranium, is nodig voor de opwek van energie in de nieuwste generatie kerncentrales.
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Europese luchtvaartmaatschappijen kunnen gewoon blijven vliegen met hun Boeing-toestellen, ondanks een recent incident met een Boeing 737 MAX 9 in de Verenigde Staten. Dat heeft het Europees Agentschap voor de veiligheid van de luchtvaart (EASA) laten weten.
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Het is vandaag 25 jaar geleden dat de euro de gulden verving. Daarom vraagt de NUjij-redactie zich af of onze lezers nog terugrekenen van de euro naar de gulden. Doe jij dat nog? Ken je iemand die dat weleens doet? Of heb jij misschien nog oude guldens liggen? Laat het weten in de reacties.
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Europese luchtvaartmaatschappijen kunnen gewoon blijven doorvliegen met hun Boeing-toestellen, ondanks een recent incident met een Boeing 737 MAX 9 in de Verenigde Staten. Dat heeft het Europees agentschap voor de veiligheid van de luchtvaart (EASA) laten weten.
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China heeft sancties opgelegd aan vijf Amerikaanse defensiebedrijven. Daarmee reageert de Chinese regering op een recente aankondiging van nieuwe Amerikaanse wapenverkopen aan Taiwan. Het land ziet dat als een ernstige schending van zijn soevereiniteit en veiligheidsbelangen.
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Apple heeft vrijdag voor de vierde dag op rij flink aan beurswaarde ingeleverd. De koers van het bedrijf staat onder druk doordat volgens The New York Times een nieuwe rechtszaak dreigt in de Verenigde Staten.
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De euro is jarig. Het is inmiddels een kwart eeuw geleden dat de munt de gulden verving. Wat heeft 25 jaar euro ons gebracht?
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A cash-and-carry trade is an arbitrage strategy that exploits the mispricing between the underlying asset and its corresponding derivative.
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SEC Form F-1 is filed by foreign companies seeking to have their shares listed on American exchanges.
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B-money was a crucial predecessor to the cryptocurrencies of today.
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A weighted average coupon (WAC) is a measurement of the rate of return on a pool of mortgages packaged for sale as a mortgage-backed security (MBS).
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Minsky Moment refers to the onset of a market collapse brought on by the reckless speculative activity that defines an unsustainable bullish period.
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The employment report is released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics each month. It's an economic indicator that contains data on the employment information of the market.
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Detailed definition of car registration and its importance when purchasing a new or used car.
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Before you rent your next car, think twice about purchasing the added insurance if you're using a credit card.
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Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) can be used for qualified medical expenses, which typically include preventive care and other non-cosmetic dental procedures.
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Dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) let employees use tax-exempt funds to pay for childcare expenses they incur while at work.
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Market bottoms often carve out classic volume patterns that let observant traders make fast and accurate calls.
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Actor Mark Wahlberg has an estimated net worth of $400 million, a fortune he has built from his successful career in Hollywood, business ventures, endorsement deals, and real estate.
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A bar chart shows where the price of an asset moved over a period of time and is useful for tracking prices and aiding in trading decisions.
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Hysteresis in economics refers to an event in the economy that persists even after the factors that led to it have run their course.
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A wage expense is the cost incurred by a business to pay hourly employees and is recorded as a line item that may also include payroll tax and benefits expenses.
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A 403(b) plan and a Roth IRA are both vehicles used for retirement savings. Learn the definitions and differences between the two.
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Employers must make contributions to a SEP IRA by the tax-filing deadline for the year in which they are made.
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Find out how to set an investment goal, and see how a Roth IRA can help you reach it.
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A tax umbrella refers to a company's use of tax law provisions to reduce tax liability.
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Het aantal faillissementen in Denemarken lag het afgelopen jaar op het hoogste niveau sinds 2010. Volgens het Deense statistiekbureau Statistics Denmark gingen 3078 bedrijven bankroet, bijna 9 procent meer dan een jaar eerder.
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Een groot schip ligt vast in de IJssel bij Westervoort. Andere boten kunnen er niet meer langs, bevestigt een woordvoerder van Rijkswaterstaat zaterdag na berichtgeving van Omroep Gelderland.
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Een groot schip ligt vast op de IJssel bij Westervoort. Andere boten kunnen er niet meer langs, bevestigt een woordvoerder van Rijkswaterstaat na berichtgeving van Omroep Gelderland.
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Schaatswinkels merken dat het een stuk drukker is doordat het de komende week mogelijk gaat vriezen. Sommige mensen komen met hun oude schaatsen voor een slijpbeurt, anderen kopen nieuwe noren, kunstschaatsen of ijshockeyschaatsen, schrijft persbureau ANP op basis van een rondgang.
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Schaatswinkels merken dat het een stuk drukker is, omdat het komende week mogelijk gaat vriezen. Sommige mensen halen hun oude schaatsen uit het vet voor een slijpbeurt, anderen kopen nieuwe noren, kunst- of ijshockeyschaatsen, schrijft persbureau ANP op basis van een rondgang.
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Het gaat komende week flink vriezen. Erik Ekkel merkt het al op zijn website die mensen naar schaatsplekken wijst: er heerst schaatskoorts in het land.
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Apple heeft vrijdag voor de vierde dag op rij flink aan beurswaarde ingeleverd. De koers van het bedrijf staat onder druk doordat volgens The New York Times een nieuwe rechtszaak dreigt in de Verenigde Staten.
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Apple heeft vrijdag voor de vierde dag op rij flink aan beurswaarde ingeleverd. De koers van het bedrijf staat onder druk omdat volgens The New York Times een nieuwe rechtszaak dreigt in de Verenigde Staten.
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Alaska Airlines houdt tijdelijk al zijn 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9-vliegtuigen aan de grond voor inspectie. Een vliegtuig moest vrijdag namelijk een noodlanding maken omdat kort na het opstijgen een stuk van de romp van het toestel wegvloog.
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Sinds een jaar krijgen spaarders weer rente op hun spaarcenten. Deze langzame klim van spaarrentes lijkt alweer bijna voorbij. Sommige spaarproducten waarbij je geld langer vastzet leveren alweer minder op dan enkele weken geleden.
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Section 179 is an immediate expense deduction business owners take for purchases of depreciable business equipment instead of capitalizing an asset.
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The best CD rate today is 5.75%, offered by INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months. You can also earn 5.60% to 5.70% on eight more CDs with terms of 3 to 15 months.
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The Elder-Ray Index, developed by Dr. Alexander Elder, uses indicators to measure the amount of buying and selling pressure in a market.
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The S&P 500 advanced 0.2% on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, marking the index's first winning day after a string of losses to start the trading year.
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Conscious capitalism is a philosophy with a central premise that businesses should serve all stakeholders, including employees, society, and the environment.
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The minimum wage is a legally mandated price floor on hourly wages below which nonexempt workers can't work. The wage is set by the federal government and by states.
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A back stop provides last-resort support or security in a securities offering for the unsubscribed portion of shares.
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Severance pay is compensation given to an employee who is laid off, whose job has been eliminated, or who has otherwise parted ways with a company.
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The Dutch East India Co. was the first company to sell shares of a business to the public in 1602.
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Apple has again raised its rate for the Apple Card Savings account. But you can still earn a lot more by putting your money in a high-yield savings account elsewhere.
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The addition rule for probabilities is the probability for either of two mutually exclusive events or two non-mutually events happening.
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An investment philosophy is a set of guiding principles that inform and shape an individual's investment decision-making process.
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The simple solution is often the best one, which is why you should learn to trade with the trend.
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Convertibles are securities, usually bonds or preferred shares, that can be converted into common stock.
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A maximum wage is a price ceiling on compensation paid to employees.
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Nvidia shares rose as Bank of America analysts named the chipmaker a top sector pick on its "genAI dominance."
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Wage push inflation is a general increase in the cost of goods that is preceded by and results from an increase in wages. Even higher wages are then needed to compensate.
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Soft money is unregulated donations to political parties for general "party-building" purposes, not the support of a particular candidate.
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Horizontal channels are trend lines that connect variable pivot highs and lows to show the price contained between resistance and support.
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Constellation Brands shares gained after the alcoholic beverage maker exceeded profit estimates as it got a lift from demand for its Modelo beers.
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The cumulative volume index, or CVI, is a momentum indicator that gauges the movement of funds into and out of the entire stock market.
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A bearish engulfing pattern is a chart signal suggesting prices might drop. This can be important for investors wanting to know when an upward trend is ending.
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President Trump's tax reform bill placed a flat tax on LLCs, regardless of size or annual revenue. Self-employed workers and corporations benefited greatly.
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Mukesh Ambani became one of the richest people in the world by inheriting Reliance Industries and helping to turn it into a market leader across several industries.
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A licensing fee is a sum of money paid to an entity for the right to engage in a particular line of business or to use certain intellectual property.
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Developing proper accounting practices is essential in managing small business finances and maintaining positive cash flow.
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U.S. equities were higher at midday on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 after the Labor Department's better-than-expected jobs report raised confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy.
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Creating a corporate travel policy allows you to maintain control over employee spend when traveling for business-related purposes.
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ExxonMobil said it will take a $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion impairment charge for the fourth quarter, primarily because of facilities in California.
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Down volume refers to a decrease in a security’s price in conjunction with a high volume of trading. Down volume may indicate a change in direction of a price trend.
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Find out how you can obtain dental insurance as part of a health plan or as a stand-alone product through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Feel like the government always has its hand in your pocket? Learn the theory behind its decision-making on taxing you.
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With the debate on wages continuing in Congress and in the public arena, here are some of the major pros and cons of raising the minimum wage.
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The Intraday Intensity Index is a volume-based technical indicator that integrates volume with a security’s price.
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Currency overlay is a service that separates currency risk management from portfolio management for a global investor.
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Palantir shares dropped after Jefferies downgraded the stock, saying that the company was "overhyped" on artificial intelligence.
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It is impossible to avoid trading losses completely, but there are systematic methods you can use to control them.
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Sporting equipment and apparel company Amer Sports on Thursday filed for an initial public offering, adding to hopes the interest rate cuts investors expect in 2024 will reinvigorate the IPO market after two dismal years.
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Regulators in China said Tesla would recall 1.6 million vehicles to address concerns with its Autopilot driver-assistance system.
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A societal condition with big economic impacts, food insecurity refers to a lack of enough food to sustain an active, healthy life.
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Operating income and EBITDA are important numbers when analyzing a company's earnings. However, they offer different measures of profitability.
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The breadth of market theory is a technical analysis method for gauging market direction and strength.
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Compare the best mortgage and refinance rates today evaluated by our experts to find the best rate for your financial situation.
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The right mortgage can make your dream of owning a home a reality. We researched and reviewed the best jumbo mortgage rates, all collected here.
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Compare mortgage refinance rates across 18 different products, from 30-year fixed rates to 5/6 ARMs and everything in between.
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International commerce is trade between companies in different countries, or just trade between different countries.
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Our latest special edition print magazine outlines what’s new with filing in 2024, how to write off certain expenses, and strategies for becoming a tax-efficient investor.
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are rich, but they're nothing compared to some of history's richest people.
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Auto insurance startup Metromile promises lower monthly insurance costs for car owners who drive infrequently.
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Residency by investment programs allow wealthy private individuals to acquire residency or even citizenship.
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These three stocks are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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Qualified dividends receive different tax treatment than ordinary income. Learn how you can maximize your tax savings with a little advance planning.
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Day trading means buying and selling securities rapidly — often in less than a day. Here is how to get started day trading.
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Delivered Ex Ship (DES) is a discontinued trade term. It said that once sellers delivered goods to a port, all risks and costs shifted to the buyer.
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Find out how much it costs to hire an accountant and what benefits and services you can expect from your accountant.
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Find out how financial advisors are often involved in tax planning and tax return preparation for their clients as well as the resolution of tax problems.
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With CD rates likely to decline in 2024, it's a great time to lock in one of today's historically high returns for a term that guarantees the rate for two or more years.
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De verzekerde schade als gevolg van de recente aardbeving in Japan kan oplopen tot omgerekend 5,85 miljard euro. Dat schat het Amerikaanse Karen Clark & Co (KCC), een bureau dat is gespecialiseerd in becijferingen en inschattingen rond dit soort rampen.
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De Londense metro rijdt het grootste deel van volgende week waarschijnlijk niet. Leden van de vakbond RMT gaan staken voor meer loon. De laatste onderhandelingen met de werkgever die de actie zouden kunnen voorkomen, hebben niets opgeleverd.
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Wereldwijde prijzen van onder meer granen, vlees en zuivel zijn de afgelopen tijd behoorlijk gedaald. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van de VN-voedselorganisatie FAO. Uitzondering is suiker, dat in het voorbije jaar juist duurder werd.
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Op luchthaven Schiphol zijn afgelopen jaar 441.963 vliegbewegingen geweest. Dat was 11 procent meer dan het jaar ervoor. Wel is het beduidend lager dan het maximaal toegestane aantal van 500.000. Dat meldt de luchthavenbeheerder vrijdag.
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Consumentenprijzen stegen in december nog maar met 1,2 procent. Al vier maanden op rij is de inflatie in Nederland laag. Maar economen en centrale bankiers durven het tijdperk van hoge prijsstijgingen nog niet definitief vaarwel te zeggen.
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VDL stopt met het bedrijfsonderdeel dat gietijzeren producten levert. Daardoor verliezen 140 medewerkers hun baan. VDL wil de getroffen medewerkers begeleiden naar nieuw werk, al dan niet binnen het bedrijf.
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Hoewel de inflatie in Nederland in december afnam, is de inflatie in de eurozone op jaarbasis opgelopen tot 2,9 procent. In november was de inflatie nog 2,4 procent.
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De Nederlandse bloemensector is bang voor de gevolgen van de uitgebreidere Britse grenscontroles en vragen daarom om uitstel. Verkopers vrezen dat de bloemenverkoop richting Valentijnsdag en Moederdag wordt ontregeld doordat de invoer trager zal verlopen.
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Loodgieters, dakdekkers en rioolservicebedrijven in ons land maken momenteel overuren vanwege schade die is ontstaan door de storm, regen en het hoge water. De monteurs hebben het vooral druk met lekkages en het leegpompen van kelders en woningen.
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De inflatie is in de maand december afgenomen tot 1,2 procent. Dat komt vooral doordat de energieprijzen een stuk lager waren dan een jaar eerder. Doordat die prijzen zakten, daalde ook de inflatie flink.
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McDonald's verkoopt minder door de oorlog in Gaza. In sommige landen zijn boycots tegen de fastfoodketen afgekondigd door mensen die vinden dat het bedrijf Israël steunt.
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De inflatie is in de maand december afgenomen tot 1,2 procent. Dat komt vooral doordat de energieprijzen een stuk lager waren dan een jaar eerder. Doordat die prijzen zakten, daalde ook de inflatie flink.
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The recent uproar over a McDonald’s location in Darien, Connecticut, charging $18 for a Big Mac combo meal has sparked a nationwide debate on the escalating prices in the fast-food industry. Sam Learner’s viral post on X showcasing the exorbitant prices, including $19 for a Quarter Pounder meal and $17 for two cheeseburgers, has raised questions about the sustainability of such pricing in the industry. This incident at a Connecticut rest stop is not isolated. Across the country, fast-food prices
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Mobileye Global forecast preliminary fiscal 2024 revenue below estimates on Thursday as the autonomous driving tech company expects its customers to pull back on orders as they clear excess inventory. "As supply chain concerns have eased, we expect that our customers will use the vast majority of this excess inventory in the first quarter of the year," Mobileye said. Mobileye forecast fiscal 2024 revenue between $1.83 billion and $1.96 billion, compared with estimates of $2.58 billion, according to LSEG data.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported better-than-expected profit for the first quarter on strength in its pharmacy operations and cut its quarterly dividend in an attempt to save cash. Walgreens said it will cut dividend payment by 48% to 25 cents per share. Walgreens has been shifting its focus to integrated health services and closing unprofitable stores as well as cutting jobs as it struggles with competition from rivals, sharply lower sales from COVID vaccines and testing, and decreased discretionary spending by inflation-weary consumers.
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The best CD rate today is 5.75%, offered by INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months. You can also earn 5.65% to 5.70% on seven more CDs with terms of 3 to 15 months.
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Want to enter the tech-savvy world of algorithmic trading? Here are some tips for picking the right algorithmic trading software.
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A carryover provision—also known as a fourth-quarter deductible carryover—is a clause commonly found in health insurance contracts.
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Here's a look at PACS and Super Pacs and how they influence political campaigns.
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Discover how LASIK can be covered under your flexible spending account as a qualifying medical procedure if it is deemed necessary by an ophthalmologist.
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Determining monthly contributions to college funds, retirement plans, or savings is easy with this calculation.
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Restricted stocks are insider holdings that are under some kind of sales restriction and must be traded according to specific rules.
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The S&P 500 fell 0.3% on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, marking its third straight day of declines as U.S. equities struggle to find their footing to start the year.
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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law going into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Many small businesses will need to comply with its requirements.
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Although both types of credit cards provide easy and flexible access to business capital, business credit cards and corporate credit cards are suited to different types of business owners, companies, and spending situations.
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Peter Lynch is one of the most successful and well-known investors of all time. Lynch is the legendary former manager of the Magellan Fund.
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Smart assets are virtual representations of both physical and virtual assets, and they are an integral part of many emerging blockchains.
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Rupert Murdoch is co-chairman of the Fox Corporation and the executive chairman of News Corp. He has announced plans to retire from those roles in November 2023.
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Taking a break from how their ubiquitous smartphones stack up, here we take a look at the similarities and differences between Apple and Samsung.
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Why does small business love Texas? Because the state's taxes on small business are low, and they're easy to file, too. Here's how it works.
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A statute of limitations is a law that sets the maximum time that parties have to initiate legal proceedings from the date of an alleged offense.
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A sponsor can be a range of providers and entities supporting the goals and objectives of an individual or company.
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David Rubenstein made his fortune by collecting management fees from investors who gave him money to invest on their behalf.
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If you're a small business owner, here are five tax deductions that could save you money.
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A hold harmless agreement is a statement in a contract that absolves one or both parties to the agreement from liability for any injuries or damage.
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Read about the personal and professional journey of John Anthony Griffin, hedge fund manager at Blue Ridge Capital and one of the famous "Tiger cubs."
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Dark money refers to the funds donated to nonprofit organizations that are in turn spent to influence elections.
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The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) was a compendium of assistance programs offered by U.S. government agencies to the American public.
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Captive insurance has many potential tax and financial benefits, but the field is also subject to abusive tax-evasion schemes in the eyes of the IRS.
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Whether you’ll recoup your money depends on what type of creditor you are and whether you take the required legal steps.
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Overpaying taxes amounts to an interest-free loan to the government. Here are some ways to avoid that scenario.
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Qualcomm Inc. announced a chip designed for virtual reality (VR) to be used by Google and Samsung as big tech companies like Apple and Meta compete to capture market share in the VR space.
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According to some economic theorists, a monopoly is by nature inefficient and can lead to shortages and increased prices.
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George Soros is a hedge fund manager who is widely considered one of the world's greatest investors.
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The 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased slightly to 6.62% to start 2024, breaking a nine-week streak of declining mortgage rates as measured by Freddie Mac.
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While New York is the undisputed center of American finance, it wasn't always that way. Here's a look at how the city achieved its dominant position.
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Peloton Interactive Inc. struck a deal with TikTok to provide workouts and other fitness-related content on social media platform.
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Understand different tax implications for dividend payments and stock splits; main factors include the type of account and the tax situation.
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Monthly tracking report for credit card interest rates from Investopedia's database of more than 300 cards showed the overall median available rate remained flat in January after increasing for the past two months. These are the current rates as of Jan. 2024.
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These U.S. presidents couldn't get re-elected because of unpopular policies, stiff competition, or bad luck in their first terms.
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In accounting, write-downs reflect incremental reductions or a partial loss of value of an asset, while write-offs reduce the value of the asset to zero.
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Even if you rely on an accountant, business owners are ultimately responsible for paying state, federal, and local payroll taxes on time.
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Learn how Virgin Group tycoon Richard Branson became a billionaire. Follow his journey from Virgin Records to the corporate giant Virgin Group.
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A cascade tax is a system that imposes sales taxes on products at each successive stage in their progress, from the beginning raw material to the end stage of consumer purchase.
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The Commerce Department said it would grant Microchip Technology Inc. $162 million in federal funding from the CHIPS Act to boost chip production.
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Learn more about the top 10 wealthiest families in the world and how they made their fortunes.
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Warren Buffett is not the only investor who has benefited tremendously from adopting Graham's approach to investing.
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The British royal family has a massive portfolio of property, art, and more. But calculating its value can be very difficult.
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Here are 5 simple ways to reduce your small business taxes and keep more of your money.
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Michael Milken is a philanthropist and financier known for his investment in junk bonds as an executive at the investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert.
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A mogul is an individual who has been very successful in business and has become very wealthy as a result.
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A gift in trust is an indirect way to give assets to a beneficiary and avoids the tax on gifts that exceed the annual gift tax exclusion.
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Learn how labor awareness campaigns have led to minimum-wage rate hikes in several large U.S. cities and discover which have the highest minimum wage.
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Mobileye Global Inc.'s full-year revenue guidance came in well short of analysts' estimates, which it blamed on a glut of customer inventory.
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U.S. equities were up at midday on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 following reports of record online spending during the holidays and a rise in private sector job creation.
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Digital money or digital currency is any type of payment that exists purely in electronic form and is accounted for and transferred using computers.
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An experienced tax preparer can sense when a client is lying. Six things set off their lie detectors.
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After sinking below the 7% threshold last week, 30-year mortgage rates are holding steady about a quarter point higher. But 30-year refi rates have surged.
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APA said it would buy Callon Petroleum for $4.5 billion in an all-stock deal that will boost APA's portfolio in the Permian Basin.
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In the pink is an idiom that means a state of excellent health or positive growth.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify key chart levels to watch.
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Fixed income refers to assets and securities that bear fixed cash flows for investors, such as fixed rate interest or dividends.
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A commodity ETF is an exchange traded fund that invests in physical commodities, such as agricultural goods, natural resources, and precious metals.
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A stock exchange-traded fund is a security that tracks a particular set of equities or index but trades like a stock on an exchange.
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Schedule D is a tax form attached to IRS Form 1040 that reports the gains or losses realized from the sale of capital assets.
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A follower of random walk theory might conclude that an index fund is the best choice as individual stock prices are utterly random. Learn how to use this as an investor.
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Pork barrel politics is the legislator's practice of slipping funding for a local project into a larger appropriations bill.
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Ethereum's Byzantium hard fork was an essential step in Ethereum's blockchain evolution. Here's what was in the update and why it was necessary.
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Supermarkten zien dat het aantal diefstallen oploopt, bleek woensdag. Op ons reactieplatform NUjij vertelden sommige lezers dat ze niet altijd netjes alle boodschappen afrekenen. Maar wat merken winkelmedewerkers van de winkeldiefstallen?
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Supermarktgigant Carrefour haalt alle producten van PepsiCo, het bedrijf achter Pepsi, uit de schappen. De Franse supermarktketen noemt de recente prijsverhogingen van het frisdrankbedrijf onacceptabel.
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De Duitse regering ziet na protesten in het land af van een abrupte stop op brandstofsubsidies voor boeren. In plaats daarvan worden ze de komende jaren afgebouwd. Een uitzonderingspositie voor belasting op landbouwvoertuigen blijft bestaan.
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Eindhoven Airport heeft vorig jaar 6,8 miljoen reizigers verwerkt. Dat was voor de tweede luchthaven van het land een record. De reizigers vlogen vooral veel naar de Spaanse steden Málaga en Alicante en naar vliegveld Stansted, vlak bij Londen.
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De Deense farmaceut Novo Nordisk investeert een miljard in bedrijven die onderzoek doen naar overgewicht. Met de investering hoopt de maker van het omstreden afslankmiddel Ozempic zijn voorsprong op de markt voor afslankmiddelen te behouden.
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Prijzen in Duitsland waren in december 2023 gemiddeld 3,8 procent hoger dan een jaar eerder. Dit komt vooral doordat energieprijzen zijn gestegen, blijkt uit cijfers van het Duitse statistiekbureau Destatis.
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Eindhoven Airport heeft vorig jaar 6,8 miljoen reizigers verwerkt. Dat was voor de tweede luchthaven van het land een record. De reizigers vlogen vooral veel naar de Spaanse steden Málaga en Alicante en naar vliegveld Stansted, vlak bij Londen.
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Volvo ontvangt een lening van 420 miljoen euro van de Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) om volledig elektrisch te worden. De Zweedse autofabrikant wil in 2030 alleen nog maar elektrische modellen op de markt brengen.
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In het nieuwe jaar is er een hogere belasting op frisdranken, die ook geldt voor sappen en bijvoorbeeld havermelk. Supermarkten berekenen de belastingverhoging vrijwel volledig door, dus betaal je voor elk pak drinken 15 tot 25 cent meer.
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De inflatie in Frankrijk stijgt weer. In december waren consumentenprijzen 4,1 procent hoger dan een jaar eerder, meldt statistiekbureau INSEE. In november was de inflatie nog 3,9 procent.
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Schiphol-topman Ruud Sondag verwacht dat het aantal vluchten dit jaar nog niet kan krimpen. Het plan om van 500.000 naar 452.500 te gaan, ligt ter beoordeling bij de Europese Commissie. Sondag verwacht geen snel oordeel, zegt hij in De Telegraaf.
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Door een verwoestende hackaanval op de Oekraïense provider Kyivstar konden 24 miljoen mensen niet bellen of internetten. Achter de aanval zaten volgens Oekraïne Russische hackers die sinds mei toegang hadden tot de systemen van de telecomaanbieder.
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De CO2-uitstoot in Duitsland is afgenomen tot het laagste niveau sinds de jaren vijftig van de vorige eeuw. Daarmee ligt het land op koers voor eigen reductiedoelen. De afname komt vooral door het minder gebruiken van kolencentrales.
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The backdoor Roth IRA strategy allows taxpayers to set up a Roth IRA even if their income exceeds the IRS earnings ceiling for Roth ownership.
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Apple's savings account likely pays more than your primary bank is paying. But it's still a lot less than you can earn from a high-yield savings or money market account.
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The top CD rate today is 5.75%, available from INOVA Federal Credit Union for an 8-month term. You can also earn 5.65% on terms ranging from 3 to 18 months.
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Going public refers to a private company's initial public offering (IPO), thus becoming a publicly traded and owned entity.
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Federal Reserve meeting minutes show an unusual amount of uncertainty from officials about whether the economy is ready for rate cuts, while Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said the potential for interest rate hikes “remains on the table.”
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Though preferred stock dividends are fixed, many preferred dividends are qualified and are taxed at a lower rate than normal income.
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A sell-off is a rapid selling of securities, such as stocks and bonds, which leads to a decline in their price.
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The S&P 500 dropped 0.8% on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, as the minutes from the latest Fed meeting revealed an uncertain path toward interest rate cuts.
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The national debt is the total that a country owes to its creditors. This includes debt held by the public and intragovernmental debt in the United States.
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While the overall economy stayed resilient in 2023, the same can’t be said of companies in the business of making stuff.
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Theta Measures the Rate of Decline in the Value of an Option because of the Passage of Time.
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As the U.S. national debt—all 14 digits of it—climbs higher than ever, economists and politicians are still debating how big of a problem it really is for the government to owe that amount of money.
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Time value, also known as extrinsic value, is one of two key components of an option's premium.
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You don’t need your parents to get a student loan. Learn about private and federal student loans to see which loans you may be eligible for.
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Intermarket analysis is a method of analyzing markets by examining the correlations between different asset classes. Learn how to use it as an investing tool.
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IQVIA shares fell after the Federal Trade Commission temporarily blocked the health tech company's proposed acquisition of Propel Media due to concerns it could harm competition.
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NFTs are cryptographic tokens that cannot be replicated. They can be used for transactions, have created new markets, and may have more use cases in the future.
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GM will help buyers recoup electric vehicle (EV) tax credits lost as of Jan. 1 because of new Treasury Department rules aimed at limiting Chinese part imports.
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A listed security is a financial instrument that is traded through an exchange, such as the NYSE or Nasdaq.
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A falling knife is a slang phrase that refers to a rapid drop in the price or value of a security.
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An island reversal is a candlestick pattern that can help to provide an indication of a reversal.
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Disney said two investment firms that support CEO Bob Iger plan to back him at the 2024 shareholder meeting, amid calls for change from activist investor Nelson Peltz.
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A bidding war could be underway for PGT Innovations, which received an unsolicited offer from Miter Brands at $41.50 per share.
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The differences between Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs lie in the timing of their tax breaks, eligibility standards, and the access they offer.
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U.S. equities lost ground at midday on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, with tech stocks leading the declines.
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ERC-20 is a standard for creating a token used in the Ethereum blockchain and virtual machine. Learn how this standard guides token creation.
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In 2023, the average cost of living in the U.K. was less than in the U.S. when analyzing rent and consumer purchases.
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The deadlines for SIMPLE IRA contributions vary depending on whether the employer or employee is making them.
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Retirement experts often tout the 10% rule: Save 10% of your income for a comfortable retirement. The truth is that most people need to save far more.
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Shares of Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands jumped in early trading before paring back gains after appointing two new board members.
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Personal loan rates dropped by 6 basis points this week to 22.99% after breaching 23% for the first time in 2023 a month ago.
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If you were looking for a job in November, you may have found a lot of job openings, but actually getting hired was another matter.
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Learn about some little-known features that will help you get the most out of your IRA retirement savings account.
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An ascending channel is the price action contained between upward sloping parallel lines. Higher highs and higher lows characterize this pattern.
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Ford shares dropped after the automaker recalled more than 112,000 F-150 pickups due to roll away risks.
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From investing in your children’s education to building long-term generational wealth, creating a family financial plan can help you feel secure in the financial future ahead. Use this guide to get there.
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A trading range occurs when a security trades between consistent high and low prices for a period of time.
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Five developed nations have no federally regulated minimum wage and may use unions to ensure workers are fairly paid.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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Apple shares extended losses following an analyst downgrade on worries over soft iPhone sales and Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands jumped after it added two new board members as part of an agreement with an activist investor.
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An IRAs and a certificate of deposit are two types of investments, one geared toward retirement and the other suitable for short-term savings.
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With the big name competition out there, hard-working people who invest have a tough time beating the market.
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Sir John Templeton was a successful investor and mutual fund manager. He is known for his philanthropic efforts and international investments.
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A speculative stock is a stock with a high degree of risk, such as a penny stock or an emerging market stock.
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A year-end bonus or an unexpected inheritance can often result in a big tax bill. Here are some strategies to reduce the impact.
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There are conflicting views on whether raising the minimum wage increases inflation. Some say it will, while others show that historically hasn't been the case.
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Donating to charity is a great way to show your giving spirit and save money on your taxes at the same time.
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Keep these tax guidelines and wealth-transfer options in mind when planning your estate to maximize tax savings and build wealth for your loved ones.
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Depending on which side of the options contract a trader is on helps determine the level of risk.
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De prijzen van goederen en diensten stegen in het afgelopen jaar harder dan de lonen. Gemiddeld gingen we er 2,1 procent op achteruit, meldt statistiekbureau CBS. En dat terwijl de loonstijgingen de grootste waren in ruim veertig jaar.
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Supermarktketen Jumbo heeft een goed jaar achter de rug. Het bedrijf uit Veghel wist zich te herstellen van een rumoerig 2022. "We komen uit een diep dal", zegt topman Ton van Veen in gesprek met NU.nl.
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Niet alleen in supermarkten van Jumbo neemt het aantal diefstallen toe. Ook andere supermarktketens en winkels zien het aantal diefstallen de afgelopen jaren oplopen.
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De treindienstregeling van, naar en via Schiphol is ook begin dit jaar op sommige momenten aangepast vanwege werkzaamheden. In het weekend van 6 en 7 januari en van 13 januari tot en met 4 februari rijden er minder treinen.
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Jaarlijks wordt voor meer dan 100 miljoen euro gestolen uit de supermarkten van Jumbo. Eerder bleek dat zelfscankassa's hierbij een rol spelen. Scan jij je boodschappen zelf? En zo ja: reken je altijd alles netjes af, of heb je weleens iets gestolen?
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De koersen van cryptovaluta zijn woensdag flink gedaald. Zo is een bitcoin nog maar ongeveer 42.500 dollar waard, 5,5 procent minder dan dinsdag. Beleggers zijn opeens pessimistischer over extra mogelijkheden om te beleggen in cryptomunten.
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De hoge waterstanden die we deze weken in de Rijn zien, zullen in de toekomst vaker voorkomen. Klimaatverandering zorgt 's winters voor meer regen in het stroomgebied van de rivier, vooral als de CO2-uitstoot de komende decennia hoog blijft.
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De Rabobank heeft woensdagochtend een grote storing verholpen, die zorgde dat de website en app urenlang onbereikbaar waren. Klanten kunnen nu weer bankzaken regelen.
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In Duitsland is afgelopen jaar 56 procent van de stroom opgewekt uit hernieuwbare bronnen als wind en waterkracht. Het is voor het eerst dat ruim de helft van de stroom op deze manier is opgewekt.
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De Turkse inflatie is afgelopen jaar uitgekomen op 64,77 procent. Dat is het hoogste niveau sinds 2001, meldt het Turkse statistiekbureau TÜIK woensdag.
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De Rabobank heeft woensdagochtend last van een grote storing, waardoor de website en app onbereikbaar zijn. Klanten kunnen daardoor geen bankzaken regelen.
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Jaarlijks wordt voor meer dan 100 miljoen euro gestolen uit de supermarkten van Jumbo, meldt het bedrijf woensdag. Dit zorgt voor onprettige situaties en spanningen voor personeel. Verder meldt de Brabantse keten dat het de komende tijd prijzen verlaagt.
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Een dertienjarige Amerikaanse jongen is erin geslaagd als eerste mens het einde van de originele Tetris op de Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) te halen. Voor zover bekend wist niemand anders zo ver te komen in het 34 jaar oude spel.
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Jaarlijks wordt voor meer dan 100 miljoen euro gestolen uit de supermarkten van Jumbo, meldt de supermarktketen woensdag bij de presentatie van zijn jaarresultaten. "In veel winkels worden winkelmedewerkers geconfronteerd met onprettige situaties en toegenomen spanningen", stelt het bedrijf.
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Nederlanders zijn dit jaar afwachtend met het kopen van een elektrische auto. Hierdoor stagneert de verkoop van nieuwe auto's en wordt het niveau van voor de coronapandemie niet gehaald, verwachten economen van ING.
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Wie in het nieuwe jaar de boodschappenkar vult, merkt dat veel producten ondanks de teruggelopen inflatie fors duurder zijn dan begin 2023. Brood, peren, thee, frisdrank en olijfolie worden duur betaald. Maar meevallers zijn er ook: boter, melk, koffie en pindakaas.
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Higher interest on savings accounts and CDs means more for the IRS, too. Here's how to prepare for the tax bite.
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The top CD rate today is 5.75%, available from INOVA Federal Credit Union for an 8-month term. You can also earn 5.65% on terms ranging from 3 to 18 months.
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The Fibonacci channel is a variation of the Fibonacci retracement tool, with support and resistance lines run diagonally rather than horizontally.
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Economists generally forecast mild growth in 2024, with a potential slowdown coming early in the year followed by recovery.
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The S&P 500 slid 0.6% on Tuesday, Jan. 2, as limits on semiconductor exports to China weighed on tech stocks to start the new year.
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A wage-price spiral is a macroeconomic theory that explains the cause-and-effect relationship between rising wages and rising prices, or inflation.
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Experts debate the effects raising the minimum wage has on workers, employers, and the overall job market.
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If you’re working and taking RMDs, your taxable income may start to bulge. Find out how to keep it—and your tax bill—under control.
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As the Biden administration raises restrictions on foreign-made components, fewer electric vehicles are eligible for buyer tax credits.
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The Census Bureau reported a 0.4% growth in construction spending in November, the 11th straight month of increases in the indicator, driven higher by a 2.9% increase in single-family home construction.
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Moderna Inc. CEO Stephane Bancel and analysts point to the company's product pipeline as it looks to RSV, combination COVID/flu and other vaccines in coming years.
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A market-if-touched (MIT) order is a conditional order that becomes a market order when a security reaches a specified price.
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The golden rule of government spending is that a government may borrow only to invest, not to finance current spending. Learn how this works in the real world.
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Joe Davis, Vanguard's Chief Global Economist, explains why the return of "Sound Money", with interest rates higher than the rate of inflation, will be good news for long-term investors, but will mean more muted returns for stocks than the past ten years.
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Voyager Therapeutics Inc. and Novartis AG signed a licensing agreement to develop treatments for neurological diseases. Shares of Voyager rose after the deal's announcement.
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Personal consumption expenditures is a measure of consumer spending and includes all goods and services bought by U.S. households. Learn more about PCE and how it's used.
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Remuneration is an employee's total compensation, including base salary, bonuses, expense account reimbursements, and other financial benefits.
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In a government shutdown, which is caused by delays in the approval of the next fiscal year budget, nonessential government offices close due to funding needs.
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The Consumer Confidence Index is a survey that measures how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are regarding their expected financial situation.
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The main difference between fast and slow stochastics, two technical indicators, boils down to sensitivity to the price movements of assets. Learn how they're used.
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U.S. equities began the new year mixed at midday on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 amid concerns about curbs on tech exports to China and naval military action in the Middle East.
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American depositary receipts of ASML fell after the Dutch government put restrictions on some ASML equipment exports to China, following limits announced by the U.S. last year.
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The house price index is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices in the United States.
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A funding gap is the amount of money needed to fund ongoing operations or future development that is not currently provided by cash, equity or debt.
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Tesla shares rose after the electric vehicle maker reported a record high number of deliveries in the final quarter of 2023.
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Living wage refers to a theoretical wage level that allows an individual to afford adequate shelter, food, and other necessities.
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Gridlock occurs in politics when the government is unable to pass laws because rival parties control different parts of the executive and legislative branches.
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A prisoner’s dilemma provides a useful framework for understanding how to strike a balance between cooperation and competition in business.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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Learn who the top 10 billionaires in the world are and how they built their wealth.
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The payment date is the date set by a company when it will issue payment on the stock's dividend.
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China's Alibaba Group said on Tuesday it had repurchased a total of 897.9 million of its shares for $9.5 billion during 2023. The e-commerce giant said the remaining amount the company's Board had authorized for its share repurchase program, which is effective through March 2025, was $11.7 billion. "Our share repurchase program resulted in a net reduction of 3.3% in our outstanding shares in the last 12 months after accounting for shares issued under our ESOP (employee stock ownership plan)," the company said.
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Producenten van levensmiddelen claimen vaak dat producten met veel eiwit goed voor je zijn. Maar veel van deze claims zijn zeer misleidend, vindt toezichthouder NVWA, die daarom boetes en waarschuwingen heeft uitgedeeld aan fabrikanten.
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Tesla heeft in het laatste kwartaal van afgelopen jaar 484.507 elektrische auto's afgeleverd bij klanten. Nooit eerder haalde het bedrijf van miljardair Elon Musk dat aantal. Over het gehele jaar waren de ruim 1,8 miljoen verkochte auto's ook een record.
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De NS heeft de Nederlandse overheid na de oorlog gevraagd de kosten te vergoeden van het vervoeren van Joden die terugkwamen uit concentratiekampen. Dat blijkt uit een vrijgegeven brief in het Nationaal Archief in Den Haag.
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Duitsers hebben in het afgelopen jaar ruim twee keer zoveel zonnepanelen op hun huis laten installeren als in het jaar ervoor. Ook bedrijven zijn happig op de panelen. De verwachting is dat de vraag dit jaar verder stijgt.
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Wie discriminatie wil melden via het gratis landelijk telefoonnummer 0800-0880 moet een paar dagen extra geduld hebben. De telecomleverancier die het nummer op 1 januari zou activeren, blijkt ermee te zijn opgehouden. Dat zegt het landelijk meldpunt Discriminatie.nl tegen NU.nl.
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In enkele weken tijd zijn de tarieven voor containertransport tussen China en Europa verdriedubbeld. Oorzaak is de gespannen situatie op de Rode Zee na meerdere aanvallen van Houthi's op zeeschepen. Daarom varen reders nu grote omwegen.
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De rente op hypotheken is de afgelopen weken verder gedaald. Al negen weken op rij schroeven banken en andere geldverstrekkers hun tarieven naar beneden, blijkt uit cijfers van Van Bruggen Adviesgroep.
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Het nieuwe jaar is begonnen en daarmee gaat er flink wat veranderen. Niet alleen voor je portemonnee, maar ook op de werkvloer en op school. Daarnaast is een aantal regels aangepast. NU.nl zet deze veranderingen op een rij.
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Databedrijven verhandelen persoonsgegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders, zonder dat eigenaren van die informatie dat weten. Experts noemen deze zaak tegen RTL Nieuws in strijd met de wet. Kwaadwillenden kunnen zo bijvoorbeeld simpel privé-adressen achterhalen.
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China heeft scherp gereageerd op een nieuwe blokkade van de export van ASML-chipmachines naar het land. Nederland moet volgens de Chinezen de wet, het ondernemersklimaat en de markten in beide landen respecteren.
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De bitcoin is voor het eerst sinds april 2022 weer meer dan 45.000 dollar waard. De koers van de cryptomunt steeg dinsdagochtend meer dan 4 procent. Dat komt waarschijnlijk door goede hoop over een gunstig besluit van een Amerikaanse toezichthouder.
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De Nederlandse industrie heeft in de laatste maand van 2023 opnieuw fors minder orders binnengekregen. Ook ging de productieomvang wederom omlaag en het vertrouwen van producenten nam eveneens verder af.
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Chipmachinefabrikant ASML meldt dat de Nederlandse overheid recent een vergunning voor het leveren van een aantal geavanceerde duv-machines in 2023 deels heeft ingetrokken. Dat terwijl de exportbeperking voor de chipmachines nog niet van kracht was.
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Op verzoek van de Amerikanen heeft Nederlandse chipmachinefabrikant ASML leveringen aan China geannuleerd. Dat deed het bedrijf nog voordat de exportbeperkingen die het bedrijf kreeg opgelegd daadwerkelijk ingingen.
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Op verzoek van de Amerikanen heeft Nederlandse chipmachinefabrikant ASML leveringen aan China geannuleerd nog voordat de exportbeperkingen die het bedrijf kreeg opgelegd daadwerkelijk ingingen. Dat meldt persbureau Bloomberg dinsdag.
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De registraties van nieuwe personenauto's in Nederland zijn in 2023 met 19 procent gestegen tot 369.791 voertuigen die op kenteken zijn gezet. Dat melden brancheorganisaties BOVAG en RAI Vereniging en dataspecialist RDC maandag.
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De PostcodeKanjer van 58,9 miljoen euro is dit jaar gevallen in Geldermalsen. De Nationale Postcode Loterij maakte maandag bekend dat bewoners met loten aan de Koningsweg de grootste prijswinnaars zijn. Zij verdelen samen de helft van de 58,9 miljoen euro.
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Op 1 januari verandert er niet alleen het een en ander voor mensen die een woning willen kopen. Ook woninghuurders krijgen te maken met andere regels. Dit zijn de belangrijkste wijzigingen.
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De hoofdprijs van de Oudejaarstrekking van de Staatsloterij is gevallen op een heel lot in Woensdrecht. De winnaar krijgt 30 miljoen euro belastingvrij.
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In anderhalf jaar tijd steeg de rente ECB-rente van het laagste naar het hoogste niveau ooit. Nu de inflatie snel terugzakt en de hoge rente economisch pijn doet, is het wachten op renteverlagingen in 2024. Of hypotheek- en spaarrentes meedalen, valt te bezien.
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Dissaving is spending money beyond one's regular income by borrowing or by dipping into cash reserves. Both individuals and governments can be dissavers.
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A downtrend is a gradual reduction in the price or value of a stock or commodity, or the activity of a financial market.
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These are the best dividend stocks for January 2024 based on yield.
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Extended trading is conducted by electronic exchanges either before or after regular trading hours. Volume is typically lower, presenting risks and opportunities.
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The Ultimate Oscillator is a technical indicator developed by Larry Williams to measure the price momentum of an asset across multiple timeframes. It produces buy and sell signals based on divergence.
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Federal Reserve Credit refers to the Federal Reserve lending funds on a very short-term basis to eligible borrowers to meet their liquidity and reserve needs.
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The term "channel" may refer to a distribution system for businesses or a trading range between support and resistance on a price chart.
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Setting up an emergency fund and paying down credit card debt are among Americans' top picks for 2024 New Year’s financial resolutions.
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The bullish homing pigeon is a candlestick pattern where a smaller candle with a body is located within the range of a larger candle with a body.
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Top Bank ETFs for Q1 2024 include KBE, FTXO, and KBWB
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There are unique benefits to living both above and below the 49th parallel. Learn about some of the differences for U.S. and Canadian citizens.
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Top money market ETFs for Q1 2024 include PULS, CSHI, and GSY. Here's what they seek to achieve.
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Each brokerage has a different method of calculating interest charges on a margin account, but you can use this formula as a general rule.
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Top gold ETFs for Q1 2024 include IAUM, GLDM, AAAU
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Top NASDAQ ETFS for Q4 2023 include PNQI, QTEC, and SOXQ
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The American Dream is the belief that anyone can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone.
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Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are the S&P 500's top-weighted stocks
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An annuity is a financial product that pays out a fixed stream of payments to an individual, primarily used as an income stream for retirees.
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Uber has become a major competitor to Yellow Cabs in major cities like New York. Here are some important differences between the two types of transportation.
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This is our list of the best growth stocks based on their returns.
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The OTM butterfly spread offers traders three unique advantages, and can lead to consistent profits. Find out how.
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The power distance index (PDI) measures the distribution of power and wealth between people in a nation, business, or culture.
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A market identifier code (MIC) is a unique international indicator that identifies stock markets and exchanges for trading computers.
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AG is an abbreviation of Aktiengesellschaft, which is a German term for a public limited company. Discover more about it here.
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Intraday return measures the return of a financial security during regular trading hours, based on its price change from the open to close of a trading day
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When looking through Merrill Edge’s fund options for your IRA, VTI and BKAG are good options to start with.
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An arbitrageur is an investor who tries to profit from price inefficiencies in a market by making two simultaneous offsetting trades.
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If you are worried about a gap down in price, relying upon the standard stop-loss or limit order as protection likely isn't your best bet.
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Gann indicators are used to predict areas of support and resistance, key tops and bottoms, and future price moves.
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A limit-on-close (LOC) order is a limit order that is designated for execution at the market close.
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Time and sales is a real-time data feed of trade orders for a security showing its time-stamped trading history.
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Roll yield is the return generated by rolling a short-term futures contract into a longer-term one when the futures market is in backwardation.
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Net-net is a value investing technique developed by Benjamin Graham in which a company is valued based solely on its net current assets.
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Cash settlement is a method used in certain derivatives contracts where, upon expiry or exercise, the seller of the contract delivers monetary value.
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A subprime auto loan is a type of loan used to finance a car purchase offered to people with low credit scores or limited credit histories.
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The inside market is the spread between the highest bid price and lowest ask price in a quoted financial product.
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A follow-up action is any subsequent trading that affects an established position in a security or derivative, including hedging and other risk controls.
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When you charter a boat, you can indulge your dreams of sailing the seas without the outlay of an actual purchase.
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Full-coverage car insurance includes liability insurance, which covers the other driver’s costs if you’re at fault. Learn more about how these insurance policies work.
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While range bars are not a type of technical indicator, traders can employ range bar charts to identify trends and interpret volatility.
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A variety of factors contribute to currency depreciation, including monetary policy, inflation, demand for currency, economic growth and export prices.
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We look at how Bollinger Bands help accurately project entry and exit points for pattern traders.
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On-chain governance is a blockchain management system where decentralized stakeholders decide on proposed changes instead of a centralized group of developers.
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Just being able to make your credit card payments isn't enough. Here are some tips on how to become more financially responsible.
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Brittney Castro, a certified financial planner, answers client questions about saving versus investing.
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An altcoin is a cryptocurrency or token that is not Bitcoin (BTC). Etherum (ETH) is an altcoin. Learn about altcoins and what makes them different.
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Keynesian economics comprise a theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation, as developed by John Maynard Keynes.
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The price difference between a business class ticket and first class ticket is hefty, but what are the differences in amenities? Is the expense worth it?
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The answer depends on what you’ve given your kids in the past, what their needs are now, and, unfortunately, how contentious they are.
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Here is how to calculate the present value and future value of ordinary annuities and annuities due.
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Sell to close is an options trading order used to exit a trade and close out an existing long position.
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Find out the differences between small-cap and large-cap stocks—and why it is important to diversify a portfolio between the two options.
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A financial plan is a road-map drafted now that can be followed over time. A financial forecast is a projection or estimate of future outcomes predicted today.
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Let your profits run is an expression that encourages traders to resist the tendency to sell winning positions too early.
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Some believe that privatizing public goods will eliminate the free rider problem and introduce competition to reduce price and increase efficiency.
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Many investors say they worry about the 2024 presidential election in the U.S. affecting their portfolios, but experts suggest those fears could be overblown.
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Investors need to be wary of financial advisor scams. Here are the most common and how you can protected yourself.
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Learn the differences between the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) and the relative strength index (RSI) — indicators used by traders.
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Bracketed buy order refers to a buy order that has a sell limit order and a sell stop order attached.
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The Malaysian ringgit (MYR) is the currency of Malaysia. It is a free-floating currency but is not traded outside the country.
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Convergence is the movement of the price of a futures contract toward the spot price of the underlying cash commodity as the delivery date approaches.
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An introducing broker (IB) advises clients in the futures market but delegates trade execution and back office operations to others.
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AUD/USD is the abbreviation for the currency cross of Australia and the United States and it is the fourth most traded currency pair.
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Je hoeft niet bang te zijn dat je tijdens de jaarwisseling je vrienden of familie niet kunt bellen, sms'en of appen. Mobiele netwerken hebben zoveel capaciteit dat overbelasting met Oud en Nieuw tot het verleden behoort.
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Het Deense scheepvaartconcern Maersk zal 48 uur niet op de Rode Zee varen. Het bedrijf legde het vervoer via die route stil, nadat Houthi-rebellen opnieuw een van zijn schepen hadden aangevallen.
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Je hoeft niet bang te zijn dat je tijdens de jaarwisseling je vrienden of familie niet kunt bellen, sms'en of appen. Mobiele netwerken hebben zoveel capaciteit dat overbelasting met Oud en Nieuw tot het verleden behoort.
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Het Deense scheepvaartconcern Maersk stopt voor 48 uur met de doorvoer door de Rode Zee. Dat besloot het bedrijf nadat Houthi-rebellen opnieuw een van zijn schepen hebben aangevallen.
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De internationale hogesnelheidstreinen van Eurostar van en naar Londen rijden weer. Zaterdag reden ze niet vanwege een overstroming. Daardoor strandden tienduizenden reizigers op de dag voor Oud en Nieuw.
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Eurostar annuleert zaterdag alle hogesnelheidstreinen vanuit Londen naar Parijs, Amsterdam en Brussel en omgekeerd vanwege een overstroming. In totaal gaat het om 41 treinen. Daardoor zijn duizenden reizigers gestrand.
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De internationale hogesnelheidstreinen van Eurostar van en naar Londen gaan zondagochtend weer rijden. Zaterdag reden de treinen niet vanwege een overstroming. Tienduizenden mensen strandden daardoor op de dag voor Oud en Nieuw.
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Fixing is the practice of setting the price of a product rather than allowing it to be determined by the free market.
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Unexpected fees for changing currency can dent your foreign-travel budget. Find out the best places to exchange currency and save on fees.
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The ax is the market maker who is most central to the price action of a specific security across tradable exchanges.
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An impulse wave pattern describes a strong move in the price of a financial asset that coincides with the main direction of the underlying trend.
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The fulcrum point in financial markets refers to a major change in direction for a security or the economy in general.
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An airline industry ETF tracks the performance of a group of stocks of airline companies.
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The Advance/Decline Index shows the difference between the number of advancing and declining securities in an index. It is used to determine market weakness or strength.
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Compare the differences between e-books and print books and decide where you stand on the print versus digital debate.
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The house money effect is the tendency for investors to take more and greater risks when investing with profits from previous trading.
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The NASDAQ Global Market Composite is an equity index of nearly 1,500 global stocks.
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A downgrade is a negative change in an estimate for a stock's performance, issued by an analyst for a financial services firm. Learn how it impacts investing strategies.
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A forex trading strategy is a set of analyses a trader uses to decide whether to buy or sell a currency pair. They're available online or you can create one of your own.
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Discover how these two groups work together to keep the market functioning properly.
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There are many ways to grow the value of a portfolio. These seven tried-and-true methods to increase returns have been used by investors of all stripes.
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A lagging indicator is an observable or measurable factor that changes some time after the economic, financial, or business variable it is correlated with changes.
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After launches of ETFs broke records in 2023, one analyst told Investopedia that crypto and regulatory action could dominate the space in 2024.
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A knock-out option is an option that has a built-in mechanism to expire worthless if the underlying asset reaches a specified price level.
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Oil prices likely will climb in the new year as wars, other global tensions create widespread uncertainty and heighten the threat of a market shock.
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A Downside Tasuki Gap is a three-candle formation that may signal the continuation of the current downtrend.
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The Saudi Riyal or SAR is the currency of Saudi Arabia. Read about the history of the Saudi Riyal, the exchange rate, and why it’s pegged to the U.S. dollar.
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IRR is the currency abbreviation and symbol for the Iranian rial, Iran's official currency. Read about plans to rename and revalue the Iranian rial.
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A portion of Social Security benefits are subject to taxation, and they can affect your tax bracket as part of ordinary income.
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Market momentum is a measure of overall market sentiment that can support buying and selling with and against market trends. Learn how it impacts trading.
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De internationale hogesnelheidstreinen van Eurostar van en naar Londen gaan zondagochtend weer rijden. Zaterdag reden de treinen niet vanwege een overstroming. Tienduizenden mensen strandden daardoor op de dag voor Oud en Nieuw.
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Nederlanders hebben dit jaar voor zo'n 105 miljoen euro aan vuurwerk gekocht, schat de Belangenvereniging Pyrotechniek Nederland (BPN). Dat is 5 miljoen minder dan vorig jaar, toen voor een recordbedrag van 110 miljoen euro aan vuurwerk werd verkocht.
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Eurostar annuleert zaterdag alle hogesnelheidstreinen vanuit Londen naar Parijs, Amsterdam en Brussel en omgekeerd vanwege een overstroming. In totaal gaat het om 41 treinen. Daardoor zijn duizenden reizigers gestrand.
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De Zwitserse toezichthouder FINMA wil dat bonusuitkeringen aan bankiers meer afhankelijk worden van de prestaties van bankbedrijven. Dat is volgens de organisatie nu niet het geval.
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Werknemers van het Rotterdamse vervoersbedrijf RET krijgen de komende anderhalf jaar een structurele loonsverhoging van 14 tot 20 procent, maakte het bedrijf zaterdag bekend.
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Eurostar annuleert zaterdag alle hogesnelheidstreinen vanuit Londen naar Parijs, Amsterdam en Brussel en omgekeerd vanwege een overstroming. In totaal gaat het om 41 treinen. Daardoor zijn duizenden reizigers gestrand.
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De filezwaarte (de lengte maal de duur van een file) op de Nederlandse wegen is dit jaar met 17 procent gestegen ten opzichte van vorig jaar. Daarmee zitten we weer op het niveau van voor de coronapandemie, meldt de ANWB.
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Eurostar heeft zaterdag meerdere hogesnelheidstreinen geannuleerd vanwege een overstroming van een tunnelbuis onder de Theems in Londen. Het gaat om ritten vanuit Londen naar Parijs, Amsterdam en Brussel en omgekeerd.
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China maakt het makkelijker voor Amerikaanse toeristen om naar het Aziatische land te reizen. Zo wordt het aanvragen van een visum eenvoudiger en zijn minder documenten nodig. Het is een nieuwe poging van China om het toerisme weer op gang te krijgen.
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Zo'n 250 Belgische beleggers in certificaten van Triodos Bank hebben een klacht ingediend bij Nederlandse financiële autoriteiten. Ze eisen een schadevergoeding voor de verliezen die ze hebben geleden met aandelen van de Nederlandse bank.
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China maakt het aanvragen van een visum voor Amerikaanse toeristen vanaf 1 januari eenvoudiger, in een nieuwe poging om het toerisme in het land op gang te krijgen. Het aantal vereiste documenten wordt verminderd.
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Kerst is weer voorbij, dus alle versiersels kunnen weer de kast in. Maar wat is nou een goede manier om van je kerstboom af te komen?
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De curator van de failliete betalingsverwerker Wirecard uit Duitsland is een rechtszaak begonnen tegen accountantskantoor Ernst & Young (EY). Dat wordt beschuldigt van tekortkomingen bij controles.
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Zo'n 250 Belgische beleggers in certificaten van Triodos gaan een klacht indienen bij Nederlandse financiële autoriteiten. Dat schrijft de Belgische krant La Libre Belgique zaterdag.
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De start van het nieuwe jaar is een mooi moment om het roer om te gooien. Nu ga je écht stoppen met roken en drinken, je gaat meer sporten en een taal leren. Je telefoon kan je daarbij helpen.
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De start van het nieuwe jaar is een mooi moment om het roer om te gooien. Nu ga je écht stoppen met roken en drinken, je gaat meer sporten en een taal leren. Je telefoon kan je daarbij helpen.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Friday it has agreed to buy LumiraDx's Point of Care diagnostics platform business for about $295 million. Shares of LumiraDx rose about 20%, to 76 cents in aftermarket trading. The transaction is expected to close by mid-2024, after which the acquired segment will become a part of Roche's diagnostics unit, the drugmaker said.
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The "pink tax" refers to a markup on goods and services marketed to women and for which men pay less for similar products and services.
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The last trading day of 2023 was a loser for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.3%, but for the year the index skyrocketed 24%.
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Charting tools, economic indicators, and/or news-based events are all methods used by traders to analyze the forex market. Analysis falls into three basic types.
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A Health Savings Account (HSA) is an account for individuals with high-deductible health plans to save for medical expenses that those plans do not cover.
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A cross rate is a transaction in which any two currencies are exchanged for values that are expressed in a third currency. Most transactions are in major currency pairs.
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The top CD rates today are once again 5.79% from Climate First Bank and 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union. These are the only nationwide CDs with rates of 5.75% or better.
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The Bangladeshi taka has been the official currency of Bangladesh since 1972.
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Retirement planning helps determine retirement income goals, risk tolerance, and the actions and decisions necessary to achieve those goals.
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A grantor or writer is the seller of call or put options who collects the premiums for which the options are sold. The term can also refer to the creator of a trust.
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FactSet Research Systems, or FactSet, is a company that provides computer-based financial data and analysis for financial professionals.
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Even in the era of 24-hour trading, there is a closing price for a stock or other asset, and it is the last price it trades at during market hours.
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The 30-year mortgage rate average remained below 7% on Thursday after dropping below that mark on Wednesday for the first time since May. Other rates for new purchase loans were largely mixed.
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U.S. equities were heading to the end of 2023 with losses at midday, although the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are set to show big gains for the full year.
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Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that encourages people to donate their time and money to charitable causes on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
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Nvidia introduced a slower gaming chip in China that complies with U.S. restrictions on certain technology being sold to that country.
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Shares of Fisker (FSR) jumped Friday morning after the company said it had delivered 4,700 vehicles in 2023, its first year of making deliveries.
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Federal employees and military personnel can choose to save for retirement through a Roth TSP or a Roth IRA. Here's how they differ.
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UnitedHealth Group announced it has an agreement to sell its Brazilian operations to a private investor.
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The key difference between deferred compensation plans and 401(k)s is the amount of money that can be saved for retirement.
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The Romanian new leu, or RON, is the official currency of Romania.
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A U.S. passport will get you into many countries, but not everywhere.
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An imbalance of orders is when many buy, sell, or limit orders are received by a market exchange, without enough corresponding matching orders for trades to be completed promptly.
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These three stocks are worth watching today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to monitor.
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Your instincts may be generous, but handing over the house may not be the best financial plan for you or your child.
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Organized labor had its most active year in two decades, with big wins by auto workers, Teamsters and screen actors likely to inspire unionized workers to continue holding management’s feet to the fire in 2024.
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Learn more about the five reports that provide short- and long-term insight into the valuation of the U.S. dollar. Currency and commodity traders and investors are always seeking information that will provide insight into whether the value of the dollar is set to rise or fall.
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Regret theory states that people anticipate regret if they make the wrong choice, and they consider this anticipation when making decisions.
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Argentinië heeft de geplande toetreding tot de BRICS-landen op het laatste moment afgeblazen. Het Zuid-Amerikaanse land zou op 1 januari toetreden tot het landencollectief.
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Google is bereid te schikken in een Amerikaanse rechtszaak over de incognitomodus van de Chrome-browser. Een groep gebruikers eist een schadevergoeding, omdat Google bij het gebruik van de incognitomodus toch gegevens zou verzamelen. Daardoor zou het bedrijf de privacy schenden.
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Op 1 januari verandert er niet alleen het een en ander voor mensen die een woning willen kopen. Ook woninghuurders krijgen te maken met andere regels. Dit zijn de belangrijkste wijzigingen.
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Veel Nederlandse oliebollenbakkers verhogen de prijs van een oliebol dit jaar niet, ondanks de hoge inflatie. Oliebollenkramen en bakkerijen hebben te maken met hogere prijzen, maar willen klanten niet afschrikken.
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Banken houden steeds meer geld over aan het uitlenen van spaargeld. Doordat de spaarrente maar mondjesmaat oploopt, liep de rentemarge van banken ook in het derde kwartaal weer op. Spaarders kijken ook maar amper over de grens voor hogere rentes.
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Hoewel het verbod op wegwerpbekers al op 1 januari van kracht gaat, laat de Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport pas in de loop van volgende maand weten hoe dit zal worden gehandhaafd.
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De koers van de bitcoin naderde vrijdag de 43.000 dollar (omgerekend zo'n 38.840 euro). De prijs van de grootste cryptomunt ter wereld is daarmee dit jaar met bijna 160 procent in waarde gestegen.
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Jongeren kiezen het vaakst voor een aanvullende zorgverzekering, terwijl ze vaak juist minder zorg nodig hebben. Van de jongeren tussen de 18 en 24 jaar sluit bijna de helft een aanvullende verzekering af voor het komende jaar.
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Huawei verwacht dat de verkopen dit jaar met bijna 9 procent stijgen. Het Chinese techconcern lijkt daarmee de Amerikaanse sancties steeds beter te doorstaan.
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'Flamin' hot' Doritos-kruiden veroorzaken volgens de vakbond ademhalingsproblemen bij Australische fabrieksarbeiders. De toezichthouder onderzoekt de claims. Smith's Snackfood Company zegt dat het extra ventilatoren gaat installeren in de fabriek in Adelaide.
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Winkels hebben in november ruim 3 procent meer omgezet. Dat komt vooral door de hogere prijzen, want er werd juist minder verkocht. Vooral supermarkten zagen de omzet hard stijgen.
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Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is de eerste vrouw ooit die de vermogensgrens van 100 miljard dollar heeft overschreden. Dat maakt de erfgename van het cosmeticabedrijf L'Oréal vanzelfsprekend de rijkste vrouw ter wereld.
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Vanaf volgend jaar is het klaar met TikTok en SnapChat onder schooltijd. Middelbare scholen krijgen namelijk te maken met een landelijk smartphoneverbod. Maar scholieren hoeven niet gelijk te schrikken; de regels zijn nog erg vrijblijvend.
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Terwijl de bouw in 2023 nog een groei van 3 procent heeft laten zien, zal de sector in 2024 met 2,5 procent krimpen. Dat er minder bouwvergunningen worden afgegeven, blijft volgens ING Research het grootste probleem.
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Vanaf volgend jaar is het klaar met TikTok en SnapChat onder schooltijd. Middelbare scholen krijgen namelijk te maken met een landelijk smartphoneverbod. Maar scholieren hoeven niet gelijk te schrikken; de regels zijn nog erg vrijblijvend.
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"Go West, young man" may have been sound advice in the mid-19th century, but is it still valid for a trader in the 21st century?
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A conditional order is an order that includes one or more specified criteria or limitations on its execution.
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UGX is the currency code for the Ugandan shilling, the official currency used in the Republic of Uganda.
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Days to cover measures the expected number of days needed to close out a company's shares outstanding that have been shorted. It's a measure of short interest in a stock.
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Time-barred debt is money someone borrowed and didn't repay but which is no longer legally collectable because a certain number of years have passed. Learn how it works.
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A liquid market is one where there are many bids and offers and participants can easily enter and exit for minimal transaction cost.
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Learn how to construct and read point and figure price charts designed to highlight entry and exit points for long-term investing positions.
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Using the 28/36 rule can help you determine how much debt is reasonable in your situation. Here is how the 28/36 rule works.
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A large trader is an investor or organization whose trades exceed a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) volume and dollar amount threshold.
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The S&P 500 gained less than 0.1% on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, eking out a small advance after oscillating just beneath its all-time high.
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Logically, the last price traded for the day should be the same as the closing price of a stock, but that's not always the case. Here's why.
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The Relative Vigor Index (RVI) measures the strength of a trend by comparing a closing price to the daily range.
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The top CD rate today is still 5.79% on an 8-month CD from Climate First Bank. Other top CD rates include 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union and three other CDs offering 5.70%.
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Find entry or exit signals or develop a complete system based on average true range, a volatility indicator that investors use to improve trading.
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By learning a variety of indicators, a forex trader can determine the right time and the right strategy to trade any given currency pair.
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How to use candlestick tweezers patterns for analyzing and trading financial markets.
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Penn Entertainment Inc. shares rose as much as 7% on Thursday after it was disclosed that a major investor is pursuing seats on the casino operator’s board.
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The triple exponential moving average (TEMA) smooths price fluctuations, making it easier to identify trends.
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Premining is the mining or creation of a number of cryptocurrency coins before the cryptocurrency is distributed to the public.
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BitPay is a cryptocurrency debit card that allows you to use the most popular cryptocurrencies to make payments.
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Traders can benefit from experimenting with envelopes trading, such as the moving average envelope, which helps spot trends after they develop.
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U.S. equities were higher at midday Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, as the S&P 500 neared an all-time high.
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Contract signings on home sales in November were at about the same level as October, showing that falling mortgage rates have yet to draw many buyers back into the real estate market.
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Boeing told the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its clients that there is a possibility of loose bolts in the rudder control system of new 737 MAX jets.
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The 30-year mortgage rate average fell below 7% on Wednesday for the first time since May. All other rates for new purchase loans fell or remain unchanged.
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Initial claims for the week ending Dec. 23 were at 218,000, an increase of 12,000 from the prior week, but lower than the 215,000 that economists were expecting.
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The flexibility of production levels and the availability of critical resources are among the factors that affect the supply elasticity of a product.
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Find out which currencies are most affected by fluctuations in gold and oil prices, and improve your trading.
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The vortex indicator is a relatively new technical indicator – from 2010 – that is gaining traction.
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These two stocks and one cryptocurrency are worth watching today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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A non-equity option is a derivative contract with an underlying asset of instruments other than equities.
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From the resumption of student loan repayments to charges against the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, several 2023 court cases could affect consumers.
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KES is the foreign exchange (FX) trading symbol for the Republic of Kenya shilling used in Kenya, the Sudan, and Somalia.
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Apple resumed sales of watches after an appeals court temporarily paused an International Trade Commission ban on the product, while Chilean lithium miner SQM jumped after it reached a deal to extend access to lithium-rich deposits in that country for three decades. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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A linearly weighted moving average is a type of moving average where more recent prices are given greater weight in the calculation, and prior prices are given less weight.
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A firm order is an investor's buy or sell order that remains open indefinitely. Firm order also refers to orders placed by proprietary trading desks.
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If you're thinking of becoming a financial analyst or an accountant, make sure you understand the differences between these two careers. Learn more about these jobs.
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An overview of the independent status of the Federal Reserve and arguments for and against it.
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U.S. equities were higher at midday Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, as the S&P 500 neared an all-time high.
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Taxichauffeurs op de luchthaven van Brussel leggen vrijdag 2,5 uur hun werk neer. Ze protesteren tegen het voornemen van de Vlaamse overheid om het afleggen van een Nederlands taalexamen volgend jaar verplicht te stellen.
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Een Duitse rechtbank heeft besloten dat voormalig Volkswagen-topman Martin Winterkorn opnieuw moet terechtstaan voor zijn rol in het zogeheten dieselschandaal. Winterkorn wordt volgens de aanklacht, die in 2019 al is ingediend, verdacht van marktmanipulatie.
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Een Duitse rechtbank heeft donderdag besloten dat voormalig topman van Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn opnieuw terecht moet staan voor zijn rol in het zogeheten dieselschandaal. Winterkorn wordt volgens de aanklacht, die in 2019 al werd ingediend, verdacht van marktmanipulatie.
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De premies voor autoverzekeringen zijn in het afgelopen jaar flink gestegen. Gedurende het jaar ging de gemiddelde premie met bijna 8 procent omhoog.
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Een Nederlandse claimorganisatie wil ruim 50 miljoen euro aan schadevergoeding claimen van autofabrikant Daihatsu. Recent is naar buiten gekomen dat het Japanse merk sinds 1989 heeft gesjoemeld met de resultaten van crashtests.
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Maersk laat bijna al zijn schepen weer via de Rode Zee en het Suezkanaal varen. Vanwege aanvallen van Jemenitische Houthi-rebellen op vrachtschepen besloot de containervervoerder eerder deze maand de Rode Zee te mijden.
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Donderdag is de eerste dag dat er vuurwerk mag worden verkocht in Nederland. Hoewel veel gemeenten dit jaar een afsteekverbod hebben, is het al behoorlijk druk in vuurwerkwinkels.
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De Verenigde Staten hebben woensdag een steunpakket ter waarde van zo'n 225 miljoen euro voor Oekraïne goedgekeurd. Daarmee komt voorlopig een einde aan de Amerikaanse steun voor Oekraïne. Over nieuwe steunpakketten wordt flink ruzie gemaakt in het Amerikaanse Congres.
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Vanaf 1 januari kan je geen sigaretten en andere tabakswaren meer kopen bij Albert Heijn. Hoewel tabaksverkoop bij supermarkten pas per 1 juli verboden is, stopt de grootste supermarktketen van Nederland er een half jaar eerder mee.
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Op 1 januari verandert er het een en ander voor mensen die een woning willen kopen. NU.nl zet de belangrijkste wijzigingen van de hypotheekregels voor jou op een rijtje.
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Zeker twee mensen zijn gewond geraakt nadat een vrachtschip op de Zwarte Zee op een mijn is gevaren. Dat melden de Oekraïense strijdkrachten. Een van de gewonden moest naar het ziekenhuis, de ander kreeg medische hulp aan boord.
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Voor eind december moet je bepalen of je komend jaar overstapt naar een andere zorgverzekering. In de laatste vijf dagen van het jaar loopt het storm bij vergelijkingssites, waar je kunt kijken welke zorgverzekering het best bij jou past.
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Voor eind december moet je bepalen of je komend jaar overstapt naar een andere zorgverzekering. In de laatste vijf dagen van het jaar loopt het storm bij vergelijkingssites, waar je kunt kijken welke zorgverzekering het best bij jou past.
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Duizenden Argentijnen zijn woensdag in Buenos Aires de straat opgegaan om te protesteren tegen een decreet van president Javier Milei. Zij vinden de economische wetsvoorstellen die erin staan te ingrijpend. Milei wil onder meer maximale huurprijzen afschaffen.
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Verlopen hotelvouchers van Fletcher Hotels kunnen alsnog worden ingewisseld bij de hotelketen. Ook zijn nieuwe vouchers voortaan langer geldig. Fletcher besloot hiertoe nadat de Consumentenbond had gedreigd met een rechtszaak tegen het bedrijf.
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De vuurwerkverkoop start donderdag. Winkels met een speciale vergunning mogen vanaf vandaag drie dagen lang vuurwerk verkopen. Op 31 december kun je geen vuurwerk meer kopen, omdat Oudjaarsdag dit jaar op een zondag valt.
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De Oostenrijkse ingenieur Gaston Glock is woensdag op 94-jarige leeftijd overleden. Glock ontwierp een van de best verkochte handwapens ter wereld en gaf het zijn naam.
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Met nog een paar dagen tot het nieuwe jaar, is het goed nu nog even te kijken wat er duurder wordt in 2024. NU.nl zet voor je op een rijtje wat je beter nu nog kan inslaan in de supermarkt.
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De gemiddelde loonstijging die dit jaar in cao's is afgesproken, komt uit op 7,1 procent. Dat is de grootste verhoging in zeker veertig jaar, meldt werkgeversorganisatie AWVN. Hoewel organisatie de wens voor hogere lonen begrijpt, hoopt ze dat in nieuwe cao's ook naar andere problemen wordt gekeken.
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See why the concept of productivity is so crucial to understanding economic growth, and why a standard of living directly corresponds to productivity.
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Learn about open interest, a concept used to confirm trends and trend reversals for futures and options contracts.
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A bearish abandoned baby is a type of candlestick pattern identified by traders to signal a reversal in the current uptrend.
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The Nasdaq Capital Market is a listing tier for small cap companies.
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Learn the five common mistakes that foreign exchange day traders often make in an attempt to boost returns.
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U.S. equities made small gains, with the S&P 500 up 0.1%, as the market continued to be fueled by optimism about possible Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2024.
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Returns are declining as a percentage of sales, a new report shows, but retailers are hardening up refund policies as fraud and abuse are on the rise.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.79% from Climate First Bank for 8 months, 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, and three 5.70% offers ranging from 7 to 14 months.
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A weak currency's value has depreciated significantly over time against other currencies. This can happen for several reasons but economic fundamentals play a role.
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Exotic currencies are currencies that are thinly traded in foreign exchange markets and are not widely used in global financial transactions.
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After sinking last winter, mortgage rates shot up to 23-year high levels this fall. Fortunately for home buyers, rates have since shed more than a percentage point.
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The conversion rate is used to calculate how much of one currency can be exchanged for another.
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Negative carry is a situation in which the cost of holding a security exceeds the yield earned, resulting in a loss for the investor.
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Cytokinetics Inc. reported positive results Wednesday from a key Phase 3 study of its experimental drug to treat heart disease.
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Understand the different meanings of the term "drawdown" as it applies within the contexts of trading and banking.
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Capitalist and socialist economies are very different; capitalism relies on the markets, while socialism relies on government planning. Each system has its pros and cons.
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Shares of companies in the cryptocurrency industry took off Wednesday as the rally in digital currencies continued.
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Personal loan rates moved down by 2 basis points this week to 23.03% after breaching 23% for the first time in 2023 two weeks ago.
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If you're trying to decide between a a career as an investment banker or a trader, you'll want to learn about the key differences between the two career paths.
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A floor may refer to the lowest acceptable limit, the lowest guaranteed limit, or the physical space where trading occurs.
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Think you're ready to quit your day job and become a full-time trader? These tips will help you determine your area of expertise.
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With its unique relationship to the Japanese yen, the AUD is an important currency for FX traders.
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A free lunch is a gift of goods or services without cost. In financial investing, it's a profit without the risk.
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A value trap is an investment that looks attractively underpriced but may be a poor investment.
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The New York Times claims that "using The Times’s content without payment to create products that substitute for The Times" makes the chatbot a competitor and steals readers.
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Opening a CD should be decided based on when you'll need the money and whether you think interest rates will rise or fall in the future.
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Once the Federal Reserve's asset purchases have ensured an economic recovery, the central bank must choose how to reduce its holdings.
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U.S. equities were little changed but higher at midday as the pre-Christmas rally that sent the markets soared eased.
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A handle is the whole number part of a price quote. Discover more about the term "handle" here.
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Tesla is reportedly set to revamp its most popular vehicle, the Model Y, at its factory in Shanghai.
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Research before choosing a forex broker and investing on the exchange. All U.S. forex brokers must register with the National Futures Association.
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Both 30-year and 15-year mortgage rates have kept within a few basis points of their lowest levels since May, while jumbo 30-year rates are at a June low.
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SoftBank said it will receive more than 48 million shares of T-Mobile U.S. as part of the agreement that allowed T-Mobile to purchase telecom rival Sprint.
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Freddie Mac reports more growth in the “lock-in effect,” with homeowners now saving as much as $66,000 thanks to lower mortgage rates.
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A daily chart is a graph of data points, where each point represents the security's price action for a specific day of trading.
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This trading strategy is an excellent limited-risk strategy that can be widely used.
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A not-held order gives the broker or floor trader the time and price discretion to get the best possible price.
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Gain a thorough understanding of factors that affect price and how it is essential in options trading.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth monitoring today. We discuss why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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From bank failures to high mortgage rates to student loan repayments, there were plenty of stories in 2023 that affected people's wallets.
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An Apple design executive departs as the company is fighting a ban on sales of certain Apple Watch models, while Tesla is ready to launch a revamped version of its Model Y from its Shanghai plant. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has burst into the public consciousness in the past year. In 2024, it could transform the way businesses everywhere operate.
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Nonlinear regression is a form of regression analysis in which data fit to a model is expressed as a mathematical function.
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A flip generally refers to a dramatic directional change in the positioning of investments.
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As of 2021, India has the sixth-largest nominal GDP and the third-largest purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world.
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De Oostenrijkse ingenieur Gaston Glock is woensdag op 94-jarige leeftijd overleden. Glock ontwierp één van de best verkochte handwapens ter wereld en gaf deze zijn naam.
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Het minimumloon in Turkije wordt volgend jaar met bijna de helft (49 procent) verhoogd. Met de forse verhoging wil de Turkse overheid de druk op de bevolking, die nog steeds te maken heeft met sterk stijgende kosten voor levensonderhoud, verlichten.
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Het personeel van de Eiffeltoren staakt. Daarom is de iconische toren in Parijs woensdag gesloten. Medewerkers zijn het niet eens met de manier waarop het monument wordt beheerd, meldt de Franse vakbond CGT in een verklaring.
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De Chinese autofabrikant BYD staat op het punt Tesla in te halen als wereldleider op het gebied van de verkoop van elektrische voertuigen. Het relatief onbekende automerk is bezig met een opmars in Europa.
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Het personeel van de Eiffeltoren staakt. Daarom is de iconische toren in Parijs woensdag gesloten. Medewerkers zijn het niet eens met de manier waarop het monument wordt beheerd, meldt de Franse vakbond CGT in een verklaring.
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De Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport heeft 20,5 procent van het geteste siervuurwerk voor consumenten afgekeurd. Vorig jaar was ook een vijfde van het zogenoemde F2-vuurwerk niet veilig genoeg.
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In verschillende delen van het land zorgt de verhoogde waterstand voor overlast. Boeren maken zich grote zorgen over de gevolgen van het hoge water. Vooral de oogst van aardappelen en suikerbieten dreigt in gevaar te komen.
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De Europese gasprijs is woensdag flink opgelopen. Door de vrees voor een escalatie van de oorlog tussen Israël en Hamas is de prijs voor de levering van gas in januari met ruim 7 procent gestegen.
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De grootste kerncentrale ter wereld mag binnenkort waarschijnlijk weer open. De Japanse centrale Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ging in 2021 dicht, omdat de die volgens Tokio niet veilig genoeg was. Nu zouden de problemen zijn opgelost.
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De grootste kerncentrale ter wereld mag binnenkort waarschijnlijk weer open. De Japanse centrale Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ging in 2021 dicht, omdat de die volgens Tokio niet veilig genoeg was. Nu zouden de problemen zijn opgelost.
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Toyota heeft niet eerder zoveel auto's verkocht als in november. De grootste autofabrikant ter wereld verkocht vorige maand wereldwijd ruim 986.000 auto's.
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Een hoger loon is vaak de uitkomst van cao-onderhandelingen, maar niet ieder bedrijf hanteert een cao. Hoe zorg je voor loonsverhoging als je werkgever geen cao heeft?
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De benzineprijs aan de Nederlandse pomp valt dit jaar waarschijnlijk zo'n 6 procent hoger uit ten opzichte van Oudjaarsdag 2022. Met nog een paar dagen te gaan tot de jaarwisseling staat de landelijke adviesprijs dinsdag op 2,054 euro.
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Israel's government agreed to give Intel Corp a $3.2 billion grant for new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday. The news comes as Israel remains locked in a war with Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The expansion plan for its Kiryat Gat site is an "important part of Intel’s efforts to foster a more resilient global supply chain, alongside the company’s ongoing and planned manufacturing investments in Europe and the United States," Intel said in a statement.
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Contracts for differences are flexible, highly leverageable trading instruments. They offer potentially outsized returns accompanied by noteworthy risks.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.79% from Climate First Bank for 8 months, 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, and three 5.70% offers ranging from 7 to 14 months.
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The OTCQB is the middle tier of the three marketplaces for trading over-the-counter (OTC) stocks operated by the OTC Markets Group.
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Senkou Span B is one of five components of the Ichimoku Cloud indicator and, along with Span A, can be used to indicate support and resistance areas.
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The law of supply and demand explains how changes in a product's market price relate to its supply and demand.
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U.S. equities continued their December rally following the Christmas break, with the S&P 500 rising 0.4% and nearing its all-time high.
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The Biden administration chose not to reverse a ruling against Apple that determined its smartwatches violate Masimo's patent rights.
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The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) is a capitalization-weighted index composed of 30 semiconductor companies.
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The price of oil jumped Tuesday on continuing worries about attacks on shipping by Houthi rebels from Yemen related to the response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Ex-rights are stock shares that are trading but without rights attached because they've either expired, been transferred, or been exercised.
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A bullish belt hold is a single bar Japanese candlestick pattern that suggests a possible reversal of the prevailing downtrend.
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An order-driven market is where buyers and sellers display their intended buy or sell prices, along with amounts of a security they wish to buy or sell.
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The similarities between Chaikin money flow and the money flow index end with the idea that they are both commonly used by active traders to monitor the flow of money and/or momentum.
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Advances and declines refer to the proportion of stocks that closed up versus down relative to the prior day's prices.
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Consumer spending is the amount of money spent on consumption goods in an economy.
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2023 was a pivotal year for bitcoin and cryptocurrency market news, as signs emerged that the industry is gaining mainstream acceptance.
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"Short exempt" refers to a short sale order exempted from the uptick rule regulated under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Regulation SHO.
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Bank of America offers many personal financial products, including savings accounts. See if Bank of America’s rates are attractive enough for your deposit.
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Trading can be a lucrative business, but sometimes it can come at a price. So how do you get access to research and stocks without paying through the roof?
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Learn about the various types of licenses a hedge fund manager needs to legally operate a hedge fund.
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Bristol Myers Squibb announced it was buying RayzeBio for $4.1 billion, its second multibillion- dollar acquisition in less than a week.
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U.S. equities continued their pre-Christmas rally into the last week of 2023, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all up.
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The Israeli government has given Intel $3.2 billion in incentives to expand its chip manufacturing in the country.
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Though they've crept up a handful of basis points, 30-year and 15-year new purchase mortgage rates are keeping near their lowest averages since May.
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S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index accelerated at its fastest pace of the year in October, moving higher by 4.8% year-over-year.
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Batch trading refers to an accumulation of orders that are executed simultaneously.
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If you’re one of many people reeling at how quickly your insurance bills are rising, don’t just blame inflation—blame climate change.
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These 3 charts are worth watching on Tuesday. We look at the reasons why and identify important technical levels to watch.
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Shares of Intel jumped after announcing it received a $3.2 billion grant for an Israeli chip making facility, while British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe agreed to buy a minority stake in Manchester United. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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The tepid U.S. market for IPOs, which has been battered by rising interest rates and other challenges, shows little sign of strengthening heading into 2024—despite intense interest in AI companies.
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"Buy to open" is a term used by many brokerages to represent the opening of a long call or put position in options transactions.
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A discrete distribution is a statistical distribution that shows the probabilities of outcomes with finite values.
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Microeconomics is a branch of economics that analyzes market behavior of individuals and firms in order to understand their decision-making processes.
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De luchthaven Sabiha Gökçen in Istanboel heeft er een nieuwe startbaan bij. Maandag verrichte de Turkse president Recep Tayyip Erdogan de openingsceremonie. De aanleg van de nieuwe baan heeft 970 miljoen euro gekost.
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De benzineprijs aan de Nederlandse pomp valt dit jaar waarschijnlijk zo'n 6 procent hoger uit ten opzichte van Oudjaarsdag 2022. Met nog een paar dagen te gaan tot aan de jaarwisseling staat de landelijke adviesprijs dinsdag op 2,054 euro.
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Nederland blijft kwetsbaar als het gaat om de levering van gas. Daarvoor waarschuwt Gasunie-bestuurder Hans Coenen dinsdag in een interview met De Telegraaf. De gasprijzen zijn veel lager dan eerder, maar volgens Coenen blijven "waakzaamheid en continu energie besparen" nodig.
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Het inkomen van huishoudens is geen goede graadmeter meer voor armoede. Salarissen en toeslagen stegen afgelopen jaar voor veel huishoudens. Toch zagen hulporganisaties steeds meer mensen die aanklopten omdat ze niet meer rondkwamen.
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Het inkomen van huishoudens is geen goede graadmeter meer voor armoede. Salarissen en toeslagen stegen afgelopen jaar voor veel huishoudens. Toch zagen hulporganisaties steeds meer mensen die aanklopten omdat ze niet meer rondkwamen.
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Gap risk is the risk that a stock's price will fall dramatically between the closing price and the next day's opening price.
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A tri-star is a three line candlestick pattern that can signal a possible reversal in the current trend, be it bullish or bearish.
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The Klinger Oscillator is a technical indicator that combines prices movements with volume. The indicator uses divergence and crossovers to generate trade signals.
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Systematic and cluster sampling differ in how they pull sample points from the population. See our guide to systematic and cluster sampling.
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Economics is a branch of social science focused on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
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Read about a rare but significant candlestick chart pattern: the dragonfly doji. Learn what a dragonfly doji says about a market and how traders react.
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A swing can either refer to a type of trading strategy or a fluctuation in the value of an asset, liability, or account.
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Many of the "Magnificent 7" stocks saw significant gains fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023, but experts say the market leaders' AI journey has just begun.
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Low unemployment is nice, but it's not the whole story.
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Microeconomics is the study of individuals’ and businesses’ decisions, while macroeconomics looks higher up, at national and government decisions.
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A calendar trading strategy, which is a spread option trade, can provide many advantages that a plain call cannot, particularly in volatile markets.
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Discover these safe alternatives to Treasury bonds.
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The U.S. dollar is called weak or strong depending on its current value in comparison to other major currencies. Find out why it's important.
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Learn how the rate of inflation shows the loss of real value and purchasing power over time.
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When markets become volatile, investors get nervous. Learn if you should take your money out of the stock market or if it's safer staying put.
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Momentum is the rate of acceleration of a security's price or volume. Momentum generally refers to the speed of movement and is usually defined as a rate.
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An order-sends-order (OSO), aka order-triggers-other (OTO), is a set of orders stipulating that if the primary order executes, then one or more secondary orders also will be placed.
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Cognitive biases are flaws in decision-making that can impact your business. Learn what some of these biases are and how to overcome them.
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Divergence, the most complicated signal for the rookie trader, occurs when an indicator and the price of an asset are heading in opposite directions.
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While portfolios with a 60/40 allocation used to be the rule of thumb and were successful in the past. Learn why that is no longer the case.
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Financial advisors do a lot more than just manage portfolios. Learn what a typical day is like for a financial advisor.
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Discover which financial data providers publish year-to-date benchmark performance. Find out which websites provide YTD price charts and YTD bond data.
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Launching your own broker-dealer is a lot of work. However, the potential payoff can be great, both personally and financially.
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One of the greatest value drivers advisors can provide to clients is an annual review of their financial situation.
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A quick way for traders to identify possible levels of support or resistance for an asset's price, Andrew's Pitchfork is rarely used by novice traders.
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A typical candlestick chart is composed of a series of bars, known as candles, which vary in height and color.
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The piercing pattern is a two-day candle pattern that implies a potential reversal from a downward trend to an upward trend.
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Most actively managed mutual funds fail to beat the market over a long period of time, so it may be best to go with ETFs for your IRA.
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Open Trade Equity (OTE) is the net of unrealized gain or loss on open contract positions.
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Many of the "Magnificent 7" stocks saw significant gains fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023, but experts say the market leaders' AI journey has just begun.
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While portfolios with a 60/40 allocation used to be the rule of thumb and were successful in the past. Learn why that is no longer the case.
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Nooit eerder zijn er zoveel pinbetalingen bij de winkelkassa gedaan als op zaterdag 23 december. Er is naar schatting ruim 25 miljoen keer afgerekend met een pinpas, voor zo'n 809 miljoen euro. Dat meldt Betaalvereniging Nederland op Eerste Kerstdag.
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De kerstverkopen van Duitse winkeliers zijn dit jaar tegengevallen. Daarmee lijkt het verslechterde consumentenvertrouwen in Europa's grootste economie door te werken in de omzetten van retailers.
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De Russische centrale bank, die het Kremlin hielp de klap op te vangen van sancties tegen Rusland na de invasie van Oekraïne, houdt rekening met hardere strafmaatregelen voor de economie van het land. Dat zei centralebankhoofd Elvira Nabiullina tegen RBC News.
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Het kan snel gaan: begin dit jaar hadden we vaag van ChatGPT gehoord, nu gebruikt iedereen de chatbot. Kunstmatige intelligentie maakt het leven op veel gebieden makkelijker, maar ondertussen wordt stevig gediscussieerd over de impact op de maatschappij.
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De Japanse automaker Daihatsu levert tot en met januari geen auto's en onderdelen meer. Voorlopig probeert het dochterbedrijf van Toyota de gevolgen te beperken van een onderzoek waaruit bleek dat vrijwel alle Daihatsu's niet goed waren getest op botsveiligheid.
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Wetenschappers van de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven hebben een digitaal bestand verstuurd met de hoogste snelheid ooit. Het 'pakket' bereikte een snelheid van 22,9 petabytes per seconde. Nog nooit kwamen data zo snel aan op de bestemming.
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Met Kerst trekken velen het keukenschort aan om familieleden culinaire creaties voor te schotelen. Anderen gaan naar restaurants. Op tafel voert vlees nog altijd de boventoon: van gevulde kalkoen en ossenhaas tot gourmetschotels. Het drankgebruik verandert wel.
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A managed forex account is a type of forex account in which a money manager trades the account on a client's behalf for a fee.
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Take advantage of short-term price moves by pinpointing reversals using candlesticks and oscillators.
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A pit is an area of a securities exchange trading floor that is designated for buying and selling through the open outcry system, which involves shouting and hand signaling.
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A day in the life of a broker or Wall Street trader can be an exciting and varied one. Learn more about these two financial professions and their job differences.
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MoneroV (XMV) was a fork from the Monero (XMR) blockchain after developers became convinced there were flaws in the way the Monero was designed.
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The kimchi premium is the gap in cryptocurrency prices, notably bitcoin, in South Korean exchanges compared to foreign exchanges.
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Exchange rates fluctuate constantly in the international currency markets. Find out more.
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How to identify the stages of the many types of trends that occur in the forex market.
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A long hedge is a situation wherein an investor has to take a long position in futures contracts in order to hedge against future price volatility.
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An end of day order is a buy or sell order requested by an investor that is only open until the end of the day.
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Avoid common mistakes with these guiding principles.
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Estate planning isn’t fun, but the consequences of not doing it can be devastating for your heirs—or at least not what you intended.
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A wash is a series of transactions that results in a net gain of zero. To investors, a wash has tax implications.
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A cryptocurrency security token is a digital representation of ownership in a company or an asset and is used to raise capital for enterprise and business purposes.
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A spike is a comparatively large upward or downward movement of a price in a short period of time.
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As cryptocurrency markets mature, they are attracting players from other industries. The insurance industry is one of them.
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The 50-day simple moving average (SMA) serves various purposes, and it is commonly used by traders and market analysts.
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"Buoyant" is a term used to describe a market where the prices generally rise with ease when there are considerable signals of strength.
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The maximum return of any short sale of stock is 100%. However, the concepts underlying short selling are not so simple.
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Coming up this week: a holiday-shortened trading week and a potential 'Santa Claus' rally?
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'All I Want for Christmas Is You' in 2022 brought in about $8.5 million in global revenue and publishing royalties, according to Billboard.
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LIFFE is the former name of the London-based financial marketplace now known as ICE Futures Europe.
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Historical currency exchange rates are foreign exchange rates which give traders a historical reference of how a currency pair has traded.
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Learn how to trade channels, a chart pattern that tells you where to enter, where to exit and even how long the trade may take.
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Don't get scorched by ATM thieves who want to burn a hole in your wallet. Be aware of ATM scams.
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The book "Black Metropolis" provides powerful insights into African American history, sociology, and cultural studies that we can learn from today.
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The liquidation level, normally expressed as a percentage, is the point that, if reached, will initiate the automatic closure of existing positions.
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Credit unions and banks offer similar services, but they have some key differences in their profit models and offerings. Learn how to determine which is best for you.
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In finance, the term “limit up” refers to the maximum amount a price is permitted to increase during one trading day.
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Discover the consumer discretionary sector, industries within this sector and companies producing goods that fall under the consumer discretionary definition.
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Cloud mining enables mining of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, without installation of expensive mining hardware.
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Maersk treft voorbereidingen om weer via de Rode Zee en het Suezkanaal te varen. Vanwege aanvallen op vrachtschepen door Jemenitische Houthi-rebellen besloot de containervervoerder eerder deze maand de Rode Zee te mijden.
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Maersk is begonnen met de voorbereidingen om zijn routes door Rode Zee en het Suezkanaal te hervatten, laat het bedrijf zondag weten. Vanwege de aanvallen op vrachtschepen door Jemenitische Houthi-rebellen besloot de containervervoerder eerder deze maand om de Rode Zee te mijden.
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De staking van medewerkers op de luchthaven van Genève is voorbij. Uit onvrede met een nieuw loonvoorstel had grondpersoneel van afhandelingsbedrijf dnata het werk zondagochtend neergelegd. Een voorlopig akkoord heeft een einde aan de staking gemaakt.
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Het vliegverkeer van en naar de luchthaven van Genève kampt met een staking van afhandelaars. KLM heeft een vlucht geannuleerd die 's ochtends vanaf Schiphol naar Genève zou vertrekken. Het Zwitserse Arc Info meldt dat een aantal vluchten is vertraagd.
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Medewerkers van winkelketen Amac hadden zondag een flyer-actie gepland om zondagstoeslag te eisen, maar die is afgelast. Reden is volgens vakbond FNV de "intimidatie en bedreiging" waarmee werknemers te maken kregen vanuit hun werkgever.
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Medewerkers van winkelketen Amac hadden zondag een flyer-actie gepland om zondagstoeslag te eisen, maar die is afgelast. Reden is volgens vakbond FNV de "intimidatie en bedreiging" waarmee werknemers zijn geconfronteerd. Amac-topman Ed Bindels keurt de intimidatie af, reageert hij.
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Wie gaat tijdens het kerstdiner uitgebreid een stapel post openen en lezen? Waarschijnlijk niemand. Maar als je tijdens een etentje met een smartphone bezig bent, doe je eigenlijk hetzelfde. De telefoon hoort daarom niet op tafel, zeggen etiquettedeskundigen.
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Wie gaat tijdens het kerstdiner uitgebreid een stapel post openen en lezen? Waarschijnlijk niemand. Maar als je tijdens een etentje met een smartphone bezig bent, doe je eigenlijk hetzelfde. De telefoon hoort daarom niet op tafel, zeggen etiquettedeskundigen.
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The rollover rate in forex is the net interest return on a currency position held overnight by a trader.
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A synthetic CDO is a collateralized debt obligation that invests in credit default swaps or other non-cash assets to gain exposure to fixed income.
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The interbank market is a global network used by financial institutions to trade currencies among themselves. They use it to manage their interest rate risks.
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A bull spread is a bullish options strategy using either two puts, or two calls with the same underlying asset and expiration.
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A bullet trade allows an investor to participate in a stock's bearish move without actually selling the stock. They can buy that stock's ITM put option.
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Here's what you need to know to choose between a health savings account (HSA) and a flexible savings account (FSA) to help with medical expenses.
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Overshooting is a model or hypothesis in economics used to explain why exchange rates are more volatile than we would expect.
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Learn when and how flexible spending accounts (FSAs) expire by imposing an expiration date, a grace period, or a carryover.
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An index option is a financial derivative that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the value of an underlying index.
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Learn about the rules and regulations on short selling enforced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the uptick rule.
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A strategy for becoming debt-free, the debt snowball starts with paying off the smallest debt first and working up from there.
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Cancellation of debt (COD) occurs when a creditor relieves a debtor from a debt obligation. Canceled debts are often taxable as income.
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Non-deductible IRAs are particularly attractive for people who are restricted by income limits in how much money they can put away for retirement.
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Nederlandse supermarkten ervaren vlak voor de Kerst de drukste dagen van het jaar. Albert Heijn verwacht in drie dagen tijd meer dan 17,5 miljoen dozen en kratjes met producten naar winkels te moeten sturen. "Iedereen die kan werken, werkt."
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Het Duitse Bayer heeft een rechtszaak gewonnen die was aangespannen door een man in Californië die zei kanker te hebben gekregen van het onkruidbestrijdingsmiddel Roundup.
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Werknemers van de Nederlandse keten voor Apple-producten Amac gaan zondag voor Kerstmis, een van de drukste winkeldagen van het jaar, actievoeren. Volgens FNV-bestuurder Onur Erdem is er geen toezegging gekomen vanuit de directie om de zondagstoeslag weer in te voeren.
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Rusland gaat de invoerrechten op bevroren kip voor heel volgend jaar schrappen, maakte de regering zaterdag bekend. Daarmee wil president Vladimir Poetin het binnenlandse aanbod vergroten en de sterk gestegen prijzen verlagen. Het gaat om maximaal 140.000 ton bevroren kip.
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Nederlandse supermarkten ervaren vlak voor de Kerst de drukste dagen van het jaar. Albert Heijn verwacht in drie dagen tijd meer dan 17,5 miljoen dozen en kratjes met producten naar winkels te moeten sturen. "Iedereen die kan werken, werkt."
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Hier stond een artikel dat te vroeg was gepubliceerd. Het verschijnt morgen op de voorpagina van NU.nl. We hopen je dan terug te zien op onze site.
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Dit artikel was te vroeg gepubliceerd. Het mag zondag online komen. We hopen je dan terug te zien op onze site.
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Maersk houdt er rekening mee dat de chaos in de Rode Zee nog maanden duurt. Dat zei de containervervoerder vrijdag in een persverklaring over de aanvallen op vrachtschepen door Jemenitische Houthi-rebellen.
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Je hebt tot de jaarwisseling om je zorgverzekering voor 2024 te kiezen. Misschien wil je je ook aanvullend verzekeren. Loont dat als je een baby verwacht, een bril draagt of een beugel nodig hebt? En waar moet je op letten?
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Wie gaat tijdens het kerstdiner uitgebreid een stapel post openen en lezen? Waarschijnlijk niemand. Maar als je tijdens een etentje met een smartphone bezig bent, doe je eigenlijk hetzelfde. De telefoon hoort daarom niet op tafel, zeggen etiquettedeskundigen.
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The price tracker you choose can have a major impact on your cryptocurrency investments.
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Find out whether you can take a tax deduction on the contributions you make.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.79% from Climate First Bank for 8 months, 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, and three 5.70% offers ranging from 7 to 14 months.
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An implementation shortfall is the difference in net execution price and when a trading decision has been made.
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A naked call is an options strategy in which the investor writes (sells) call options without owning the underlying security.
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The S&P 500 posted gains of 0.2% on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, heading into the holiday break amid expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates next year.
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Rocket Lab USA shares skyrocketed after it received a U.S. government contract worth as much as $515 million.
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Companies don't elect to leave an exchange so much as they're asked to. Find out why.
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An economic indicator refers to data, usually at the macroeconomic scale, that is used to gauge the health or growth trends of a nation's economy, or of a specific industry sector.
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Here's what to do if you contribute to a Roth IRA and your income is too high or you contribute more than you're allowed to any IRA.
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Learn more about the Guyanese dollar, the official and only currency of Guyana.
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Positive feelings about where inflation is heading sent a closely watched gauge of consumer attitudes to its highest level since July.
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Discover why you don't have to worry about a volatile market's impact on your simplified employee pension plan. Learn to use your SEP to navigate the markets.
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Naked shorting occurs when sellers short assets without borrowing them or securing that ability first.
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Roth 401(k) and 403(b) plans can beat traditional plans over the long term by providing tax savings at retirement.
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Many economists predicted a recession in 2023 that has not yet come to fruition. Have we avoided it?
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Learn about different hedging strategies to reduce portfolio volatility and risk, including diversification, index options, and volatility hedging.
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A demand draft is a method used by individuals to make transfer payments from one bank account to another.
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A KSOP is a qualified retirement plan that combines an employee's stock ownership plan (ESOP) with a 401(k).
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Housing affordability is the worst since 2007 by one measure, as wages haven't kept up with housing costs.
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Predicting a market crash is challenging. Read how Robert Shiller's CAPE ratio helps investors see if the markets might be headed for a fall.
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Making a plan, developing a niche, and other key behaviors to grow a successful, long-term career in real estate. We look at 10 such habits for success.
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The Pension Protection Act of 2006 protects workers’ pensions and expands options for saving and investing for retirement.
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Are you considering developing a career in investment banking? Understand the nature of the profession and the important factors.
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Here are the best online brokerage accounts and trading platforms with low costs and fees plus the best trading experience, mobile apps, and more.
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Many workers are not confident that Social Security will be around during their retirement. Here’s what you need to know about its future.
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U.S. equities headed into the long holiday weekend with gains at midday Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.
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Nike shares plunged after the athletic apparel retailer cut its full-year revenue forecast, citing softness in demand, especially overseas.
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A type I error is a kind of error that occurs when a null hypothesis is rejected, though it is true. Discover more about the type I error.
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Bristol Myers Squibb said it will pay $14 billion to buy Karuna Therapeutics to boost its neuroscience portfolio.
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We look at the difference in taxes on income and services offered on both sides of the border to determine where individuals would be better off financially.
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Accounting fraud is an illegal effort to alter corporate financial statements to skirt regulation or hide the true picture of a company.
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Chinese gaming stocks tumbled Friday morning after regulators proposed new rules designed to curb the amount of time and money spent on video games.
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Learn what risk avoidance and risk reduction are, what the differences between the two are, and some techniques investors can use to mitigate their risk.
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A block trading facility (BTF) allows parties to bilaterally engage (buy/sell) in large transactions away from exchanges to avoid an outlier price point.
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The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure showed a continued slowdown, supporting the possibility of a soft landing.
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A wrap account is a type of investment account where a single fee covers all the costs charged to the account.
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You should be able to roll over your 401(k) into a Roth IRA, but be sure to understand the tax consequences first.
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The better you understand why insider trading can be criminal, the better you'll understand how the market works.
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A look at what goes into the cost of a cup of coffee.
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Learn where your favorite cup of Joe probably comes from and discover how coffee drives the economies of these developing countries.
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Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb is buying Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion to expand its psychiatric drugs portfolio and Nike shares slumped after slashing its guidance, while investors brace for the latest inflation reading. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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These three stocks are worth adding to your watchlist today. We look at the reasons why and identify important chart levels to monitor.
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Although Switzerland is no longer a place to "hide" money, it still offers the wealthy some benefits for living and keeping their money there.
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Forex spread betting allows speculation on the movements of the selected currency without actually transacting in the foreign exchange market.
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The bullish abandoned baby is a type of candlestick pattern used by traders to signal a reversal of a downtrend. It is rare but can be powerful.
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Canadian residents who earn dividend income may be eligible to receive the Federal Dividend Tax Credit.
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A homestead exemption protects the value of a home from property taxes and creditors after the death of a homeowner spouse. Some form is available in all but two states.
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Socialism's role in the world has changed dramatically in the last several decades.
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Oud-Eurocommissaris Neelie Kroes heeft geen Europese regels overtreden met haar lobbywerk voor taxidienst Uber. Dat concludeert het fraudebureau van de Europese Unie na onderzoek.
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Het is nog altijd niet zeker of het bedrijf achter de sportketens Perry Sport, Aktiesport en Sprinter een doorstart gaat maken. Sports Unlimited Retail, moederbedrijf van de sportzaken, werd begin deze maand failliet verklaard.
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De boete die Chemours krijgt als het vanaf 1 januari een chemische stof blijft lozen, is terecht. Dat heeft de rechter vrijdag geoordeeld. Een dreigende boete voor de uitstoot van een andere stof wordt wel geschrapt.
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De gaskraan in Groningen mag deze winter gewoon worden opengedraaid als het heel erg koud wordt. Dat oordeelde een voorzieningenrechter van de Raad van State vrijdag.
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Het is nog altijd niet zeker of het bedrijf achter de sportketens Perry Sport, Actiesport en Sprinter een doorstart gaat maken. Sports Unlimited Retaill, moederbedrijf van de sportzaken, werd begin deze maand failliet verklaard.
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Huurprijzen van woningen in de gereguleerde sector mogen vanaf 1 juli 2024 met maximaal 5,8 procent stijgen. In praktijk gaan veel huren minder hard omhoog, omdat woningcorporaties niet alle huren maximaal mogen verhogen.
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Een achttienjarige Brit is veroordeeld voor het hacken van Grand Theft Auto-ontwikkelaar Rockstar. Hij wordt voor onbepaalde tijd opgenomen in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis. De tiener brak in op de servers van de spelproducent en plaatste gestolen video's van GTA VI online.
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Werkgevers en vakbonden in de afbouw hebben een cao-resultaat bereikt. Zowel in maart als in september gaan de lonen voor iedereen met 150 euro omhoog. Gemiddeld komt het neer op een loonstijging van 9 procent.
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Zalando ligt met een van zijn grootste leveranciers in de clinch over het gebruik van plastic. Inditex wil minder plastic gebruiken, maar Zalando weigert al een jaar lang om van plastic kledingverpakkingen af te stappen.
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Zalando ligt met moederbedrijf Inditex in de clinch over het gebruik van plastic. Inditex wil minder plastic gebruiken, maar Zalando weigert al een jaar lang om van plastic kledingverpakkingen af te stappen.
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X-eigenaar Elon Musk heeft in de meeste Amerikaanse staten een vergunning aangevraagd om betalingen te mogen verwerken met X. De miljardair wil dat gebruikers vanaf de zomer van 2024 kunnen betalen met de app van X.
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De economie is in het derde kwartaal harder gekrompen dan eerder werd gedacht. Cijfers over de consumptie van huishoudens en investeringen van bedrijven vallen in nieuwe berekeningen van statistiekbureau CBS nog iets slechter uit. We zitten dus nog iets dieper in een recessie.
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De afvalbranche heeft dit jaar flinke schade geleden door ontploffende lachgascilinders. De kosten lopen op tot 65 miljoen euro.
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De afvalbranche heeft dit jaar flinke schade geleden door ontploffende lachgascilinders. De kosten lopen op tot 65 miljoen euro. Tot nu toe zijn er al duizenden cilinders ontploft in ovens van afvalverwerkers.
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Bij vakbond FNV hebben zich afgelopen week nog meer medewerkers van het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS) gemeld met ervaringen van grensoverschrijdend gedrag. Dinsdag publiceerde de vakbond ook al alarmerende uitkomsten van een peiling over het onderwerp.
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Apothekers hebben het afgelopen jaar gemerkt dat steeds meer patiënten hun medicatie niet ophalen. De kosten van de medicijnen vormen daarvoor de belangrijkste reden, blijkt uit onderzoek van apothekersorganisatie KNMP.
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There are no age restrictions, but other eligibility rules govern both Roth and traditional IRAs.
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Practical advice on saving for financial emergencies, college, and retirement, as well as goals such as a new car, a home, or launching a business.
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SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs have key differences, such as who can contribute and how much. Learn more about their differences and similarities.
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Peer-to-peer is the exchange of information, data, or assets between two parties. Virtual currency is a digital representation of value with no tangible form.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.79% from Climate First Bank for 8 months, 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, and three 5.70% offers ranging from 7 to 14 months.
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Calculating financial ratios can help investors understand a company's financial position. The implications of authorized shares and outstanding shares can be key.
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included incentives for electric vehicle ownership, but there are some changes for 2024.
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Casino finance is a slang term for an investment strategy that is considered extremely risky.
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The S&P 500 rose 1% on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, with positive corporate earnings news helping U.S. equities bounce back from Wednesday's selloff.
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BlackBerry shares slipped after current quarter guidance was less than expected, as strikes against the Big Three automakers affected its business.
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Reinvestment risk is the possibility that an investor might be unable to reinvest cash flows at a rate comparable to their current rate of return.
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There are various sources of risk for any business, including risks from the marketplace, employee-related risks and financing risks.
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Paychex shares dropped as macroeconomic pressures on businesses, including high costs and a tight labor market, affected its revenue.
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Shares of cruise operator Carnival Corp. jumped Thursday after the company reported record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue, and forecast another strong year in 2024.
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ERC20 dictates the standard functions that Ethereum smart contracts must include in their coding. The standard allows for re-usable tokens and blockchain transparency.
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The lender of the shares in a short sale can ask for the shares back at any time, with minimal notice, but this rarely happens.
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Understand the key differences between the symmetrical triangle and pennant patterns, including how they differ in formation, duration and breakout timing.
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Typically, small-cap companies are not a safer investment than large-cap companies and tend to be risker given their greater volatility.
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Micron Technology shares jumped to lead S&P 500 gains after its latest earnings report—here's why.
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Learn about net income versus gross income (also known as gross profit). See how to calculate gross profit and net income when analyzing a stock.
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Waiting out the frenzy of Christmas sales could actually save you a lot of money.
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For centuries, silver has been used as currency, for jewelry, and as a long term investment option.
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A dormant account is a customer bank deposit that has seen no activity other than the posting of interest for a long period of time. Here's what happens to dormant accounts.
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Signal lines are used in technical indicators, especially oscillators, to generate buy and sell signals or suggest a change in a trend. Learn more about how they work.
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Calculate pivot points in forex trading with derivative formulas for greater returns such as with r1 r2 r3 s1 s2 s3.
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Learn how you can sidestep these 11 common financial mistakes with your retirement savings.
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An elective-deferral contribution is a contribution an employee elects to transfer from his or her pay into an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
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Self-directed retirement accounts typically offer a broader range of investment choices than regular 401(k) and IRA plans.
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MiFID II is a European Union packet of financial industry reform legislation instituted to regulate financial markets and replace MiFID.
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Toyota is recalling 1.12 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles because of a potentially faulty airbag sensor.
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Understanding correlation and uncorrelated assets can help protect against random events in the market for investors. Keep your portfolio safe today.
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Rates on 30-year new purchase loans are holding firm after dropping to their lowest average in seven months. The 15-year average is also near its cheapest price since May.
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CarMax shares jumped after quarterly results topped analysts' expectations. The company reported growth in wholesale market sales and a decline in costs, but noted weakness in the retail used car market.
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The average rate offered for a 30-year mortgage fell for an eighth week, hitting 6.67%, its lowest since June, according to Freddie Mac.
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U.S. equities bounced back from Wednesday's declines with gains at midday Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, after several companies reported better-than-expected results.
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Coin burning could help control the circulating supply of digital tokens and help the developers adjust a token's dollar value.
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Before signing up for dental insurance, review group and individual policy options, research in-network dentists, and research the levels of coverage provided.
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Maximum leverage is the largest allowable size of a trading position permitted through a leveraged account.
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We researched and evaluated 19 real estate crowdfunding platforms and rated them based on fees, account services, investment minimums, investment selection, and more.
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Capital risk is the potential of loss of part or all of an investment. Discover more about the term "Capital Risk" here.
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By your late 30s or early 40s, you should have retirement savings plan in place to help you achieve your financial goals. Here are some tips for saving.
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Here is how much money you and your employer can contribute to your 401(k) retirement savings plan in 2023 and 2024.
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global are conducting early merger talks, according to a report by Axios.
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For DINKs—Dual Income, No Kids—the retirement rules are different. Advice that works for couples with kids doesn't always apply to DINKs. Learn what you can ignore.
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What investors need to know about the Magnificent Seven stocks
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth watching today. We look at the reasons why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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The fundamental role of trader psychology tends to be underestimated.
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If you took out a mortgage in November instead of October, you saved yourself enough money to buy a couple of tanks of gas, or three streaming subscriptions every month.
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Analysts largely saw a recession coming in 2023, leading them to undershoot on calls for the economy, inflation, and the stock market.
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Sugar No. 11 refers to a futures contract for 112,000 pounds of raw cane sugar.
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Warner Bros. Discovery shares gained on reports it was in talks to merge with Paramount Global and Micron Technology shares surged as the memory chip maker reported strong results in data center sales. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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The annuity method of depreciation, also known as the compound interest method, looks at an asset's depreciation be determining its rate of return.
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The difference between annual compensation and annual salary is especially important for retirement plan contributions.
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The Capital Cost Allowance is an annual deduction in the Canadian code that can be claimed on depreciable assets.
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Shares of cruise operator Carnival Corp. jumped Thursday after the company reported record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue, and forecast another strong year in 2024.
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MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Thursday reported a loss of $48 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Miami-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents per share. Carnival shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has risen 23%.
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Here is how much money you and your employer can contribute to your 401(k) retirement savings plan in 2023 and 2024.
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Nederland moet over het jaar 2021 een hogere afdracht betalen aan de Europese Unie dan verwacht. Volgens een schatting gaat het om 320 miljoen euro extra, meldt demissionair minister Sigrid Kaag (Financiën) aan de Tweede Kamer.
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Een onverwachte staking van het personeel van Eurotunnel, de onderzeese verbinding tussen Groot-Brittannië en continentaal Europa, heeft het treinverkeer van en naar Londen platgelegd. Ook het internationale treinverkeer tussen Nederland en Londen ligt plat.
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Schiphol heeft volgend jaar niet genoeg ruimte voor het toegestane aantal vluchten. De luchthaven heeft te weinig personeel bij de luchtverkeersleiding en de douane.
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Problematisch gokken wordt verder aan banden gelegd, als het aan demissionair minister voor Rechtsbescherming Franc Weerwind en de Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) ligt. Zo moeten gokkers een "bewijs van inkomsten" laten zien als ze meer dan 700 euro in een maand willen storten.
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De Turkse centrale bank gaat weer een stap verder in het verhogen van de rente. Het rentetarief stijgt deze maand van 40 procent naar 42,5 procent. Volgens de bank komt er zo snel mogelijk een einde aan haar eigen "agressieve" beleid.
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Schiphol heeft volgend jaar minder ruimte voor vluchten dan is toegestaan. Er is niet genoeg personeel bij de luchtverkeersleiding en de douane om de toegestane half miljoen vluchten te halen.
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Over tien jaar heeft de zorgsector waarschijnlijk zo'n 190.000 tot 195.000 werknemers te weinig. Dat staat in een prognose die demissionair zorgminister Conny Helder donderdag heeft gedeeld.
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Eet geen eieren van hobbykippen die in de omgeving van de fabriek Chemours worden gehouden. Dat is het advies van het RIVM en de GGD. In deze eieren zitten te veel pfas. Eieren uit de supermarkt zijn wel veilig.
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Energieprijzen zijn ten opzichte van vorige winter flink gedaald, maar Nederlanders blijven zuinig. De thermostaat staat weer een graadje lager en we douchen nog steeds korter dan twee jaar geleden. Nog meer besparen dan vorig jaar zit er niet in.
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Huisartsen krijgen mogelijk meer geld voor hun werk. Een rechter oordeelde donderdag dat de Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit (NZa) bij het vaststellen van tarieven van huisartsen te weinig oog voor kostenstijgingen had.
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PLUS gaat enkele duurzaamheidsclaims verwijderen uit winkels en folders. Toezichthouder ACM had de supermarktketen aangesproken op het ontbreken van een onderbouwing bij termen als "klimaatneutrale supermarkt", "meest verantwoord" en "duurzaam".
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Bedrijven zamelen veel te weinig plastic flessen in. In plaats van de afgesproken 90 procent kwam in 2022 maar 68 procent van de plastic flessen terug. De Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport is kritisch over verbeterplannen en kondigt daarom een dwangsom aan.
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De Verenigde Staten overwegen de invoertarieven voor sommige Chinese producten te verhogen. De maatregel moet gaan gelden voor onder meer elektrische auto's, meldt zakenkrant The Wall Street Journal donderdag op basis van anonieme bronnen.
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Sony heeft in drie jaar tijd ruim 50 miljoen exemplaren van de PlayStation 5 verkocht. De verkoop kwam stroef op gang door productieproblemen als gevolg van de coronapandemie.
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Twee Zuid-Koreaanse bedrijven gaan investeren in autofabrikant Lightyear uit Helmond. Beide investeerders zijn al actief in de Zuid-Koreaanse auto-industrie.
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Socialemediaplatform X kampte donderdagochtend kort met een storing. Gebruikers konden daardoor geen berichten zien. Op Allestoringen.nl kwamen duizenden meldingen over X binnen.
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Socialemediaplatform X lijkt donderdagochtend met een storing te kampen. Zo kunnen gebruikers geen berichten zien. Storingmeldingswebsite Downdetector heeft in korte tijd bijna 50.000 meldingen over X binnengekregen.
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De werkloosheid in Nederland is in november licht afgenomen. Dat is de tweede daling op een rij. Wel werden er meer WW-uitkeringen verstrekt.
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De Letse rechtbank heeft Ilmars Rimsevics, de voormalige gouverneur van de Bank van Letland, veroordeeld tot zes jaar cel vanwege omkoping. Hij is veroordeeld voor het aannemen van steekpenningen.
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In november hebben zich weer meer mensen ziek gemeld en dat kwam vooral door griep. Het ziekteverzuim kwam vorige maand uit op 5 procent, ten opzichte van 4,7 procent in oktober. Vooral in het onderwijs liep het aantal ziekmeldingen op.
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While debt settlement can be the best option to eliminate outstanding obligations, it can negatively impact your credit score. Learn how debt settlement works.
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Most households that frequently incur overdraft and nonsufficient fund fees struggle financially, and low-income households are hit hardest.
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Winnebago's profit and sales slumped on falling demand and discounted prices for its RVs.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.88% from Bank of South Texas for 12 months, 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months, and three 5.70% offers ranging from 7 to 14 months.
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A stock split happens when a company divides its existing stock into multiple shares to boost liquidity. It has implications for both investors and corporations.
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A forward market is an over-the-counter marketplace that sets the price of a financial instrument or asset for future delivery.
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MSCI said it would buy wealth technology platform Fabric to help wealth managers and advisors build better portfolios.
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The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association board approved a tentative agreement Wednesday worth $12 billion that 11,000 pilots will vote on until Jan. 22.
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Many countries don't levy income taxes but use alternate revenues from value-added or corporate taxes.
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The debt avalanche method pays off the high-interest debt first, and the debt snowball method focuses on paying off the smallest debt first. Learn how they work.
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The recent rally in U.S. equities hit the brakes, with the S&P 500 losing 1.5%, as an early afternoon selloff accelerated late in the session.
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A housing bubble is a run-up in home prices that's fueled by demand, speculation, and exuberance. The bubble bursts when demand falls as supply increases.
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Short sales work well in bull and bear markets but strict entry and risk management rules are required to overcome the threat of short squeezes.
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Learn about IRC section 415 limit and why catch-up contributions are not included. Learn about current 401(k) contribution limits, including catch-ups.
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If you’re waiting for a shipment on a cargo vessel passing through the Middle East, expect it to be a few weeks late—but don’t expect a big hit to the overall U.S. economy.
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In the forex market, global currencies can be traded at all times of the day. Various factors have increased the volume traded.
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An Independent 401(k) is a tax-advantaged retirement savings plan available to individual small business owners and their spouses.
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Shares of Google-parent Alphabet traded at a one-year high Wednesday following a report of an impending shake-up in its core advertising business.
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Learn about the SEP IRA offered by Vanguard and why it is popular with many small business owners.
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A SIMPLE IRA is a retirement savings plan that can be used by most small businesses with 100 or fewer employees.
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Higher prices at General Mills sent consumers to lower-priced brands, hurting its sales, and shares dropped.
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Management consultant Aon said it would buy middle-market insurance firm NFP in a cash and stock deal worth $13.4 billion.
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The spark spread is the difference between the wholesale market price of electricity and its cost of production using natural gas.
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U.S. equities continued their recent rally at midday Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, boosted by tech stocks.
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FedEx shares tumbled after the delivery firm posted worse-than-expected results and cut its guidance on weaker demand.
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The most common types of price to earnings ratios are forward P/E and trailing P/E. Find out how they differ and the advantages and drawbacks of each.
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Investors use a variety of leverage ratios—including the debt-to-equity and interest coverage ratios—to identify firms with unhealthy debt levels.
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In 2023, the well-known rules of economics dictated that hundreds of thousands of people should lose their jobs. But instead of cracking, the labor market continued to chug along.
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This growing industry is full of opportunities for the socially conscious investor.
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Learn how the three profit metrics (gross profit, operating profit, and net profit) help investors see how a company is performing.
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Corporate currency risks include transaction, translation, and economic risks.
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Consumers are feeling better about the economy and their finances these days, likely because of surging stock prices, cheaper gas, and falling unemployment.
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Lululemon has succeeded in marketing more than just fitness apparel. The company has strategies for continued growth, but it faces tough competition.
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George Soros spent decades as one of the world's elite investors. He didn't always come out on top, but when he did, it was spectacular.
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Despite DirecTV positioning itself as the "cool" satellite TV provider, the company’s business model will need to evolve, and soon.
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A 403(b) plan is a tax-advantaged retirement savings plan for teachers, nurses, and other employees of nonprofits and government agencies.
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An event risk is the possibility that an unforeseen event will negatively affect a company, industry, or security.
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The acid-test ratio is a strong indicator of whether a firm has sufficient short-term assets to cover its immediate liabilities.
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Understand the difference between an exponential moving average (EMA) and a simple moving average (SMA) and the sensitivity each one shows to changes in the data used in its calculation.
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Interest rates can have both positive and negative effects on U.S. stocks, bonds, and inflation.
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Opening a custodial brokerage account can usually be done in just a few minutes and entirely online. Here are some of the things to know before you get started.
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Thanks to the SEC you can look at the companies and industries that five mega-investors are pouring their billions into.
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Future value (FV) is the value of a current asset at a future date based on an assumed rate of growth over time.
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Does closing a credit card hurt your credit? Not if you take the right steps.
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U.S. corporations are allowed to deduct a portion of the dividends they receive from other corporations in order to avoid double taxation.
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Individuals and companies must treat the fair market value of goods and services they receive or provide through bartering as income.
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Understand the meaning of capital expenditures (CapEx) and find out the implications for companies resulting from relevant tax laws.
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A consumer good, or final good, is the end product a business produces that is purchased by a consumer.
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Rates on 30-year new purchase loans dropped again Tuesday, lowering the average to a new low mark not seen since May. But 30-year refinancing rates climbed.
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These three stocks are worth monitoring today. We look at the reasons why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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The phrase taxation without representation describes the quandary of a populace that is required by law to pay taxes but has no say in the matter.
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FedEx shares fell after it lowered its revenue outlook on lower volume from its air-based unit, and Ford and GM joined a group of automakers opposing a recall of 52 million air bag inflators. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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A trading account can refer to any type of brokerage account but often describes a day trader's active account.
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U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday after an abrupt mid-afternoon nosedive ended Wall Street's impressive rally, which had been driven by falling interest rates and the Federal Reserve's dovish turn. All three major U.S. stock indexes began to veer lower around 2:30 p.m. EST, and ended the session 1.3% to 1.5% below Tuesday's close. Stocks were "near all time highs, they hit resistance," Jay Hatfield, portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York, noting the downturn was "surprisingly vociferous, things went from hot to cold real fast."
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U.S. stocks were muted on Wednesday as a gloomy FedEx outlook sapped Wall Street's upward momentum, which had been driven by falling interest rates and the Federal Reserve's dovish turn. The S&P 500 and the Dow were essentially unchanged, with the Nasdaq out front as Alphabet jumped after it announced plans to restructure Google's ad sales unit.
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Rates on 30-year new purchase loans dropped again Tuesday, lowering the average to a new low mark not seen since May. But 30-year refinancing rates climbed.
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De ministers van Financiën van EU-landen hebben een akkoord gesloten over nieuwe begrotingsregels. Landen met een hoge staatsschuld krijgen meer tijd om hun schuld te verlagen. In ruil voor de versoepeling worden de nieuwe regels beter nageleefd.
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De ECB hoeft haar rentetarieven niet snel te verlagen nu de inflatie daalt, vindt DNB-president Klaas Knot. Hij denkt namelijk dat de inflatie komend jaar weer kan oplopen omdat lonen van Europeanen komend jaar zullen stijgen.
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De ECB hoeft haar rentetarieven niet snel te verlagen nu de inflatie daalt, vindt DNB-president Klaas Knot. Hij denkt namelijk dat de inflatie komend jaar weer kan oplopen omdat lonen van Europeanen komend jaar zullen stijgen.
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Het stroomnet is overvol in Overijssel, Groningen en de regio Den Haag en daardoor kunnen bedrijven steeds vaker geen nieuwe aansluiting op het stroomnet krijgen. Ook de bouw van nieuwe scholen en grote kantoorpanden met een warmtepomp loopt vertraging op.
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Het systeem waarin de politie een Europese opsporingslijst bijhoudt voldeed niet aan de privacywetgeving, meldt de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) woensdag. Pas na dreiging met een dwangsom paste de politie het systeem aan.
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De staatssteun die Air France en moedermaatschappij Air France-KLM tijdens de coronapandemie hebben gekregen, had de Europese Commissie niet zomaar mogen goedkeuren. Dat heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie woensdag bepaald in een zaak die was aangespannen door budgetmaatschappij Ryanair.
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Pornhub, XVideos en Stripchat moeten vanaf februari veel beter controleren welke video's er op de site staan en hoe oud gebruikers zijn. Dat is onderdeel van nieuwe Europese regels voor grote online platforms.
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Huiseigenaren die hun woning verhuren, verdienen daar fors minder aan dan in het verleden. Vooral hogere belastingen, hogere rente en beperking van de huurprijs nemen een hap uit het rendement, blijkt uit onderzoek van het ministerie van Financiën.
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Huiseigenaren die hun woning verhuren, verdienen daar fors minder aan dan in het verleden. Vooral hogere belastingen, hogere rente en beperking van de huurprijs nemen een hap uit het rendement, blijkt uit onderzoek van het ministerie van Financiën.
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Het Japanse automerk Daihatsu stopt de levering van alle nieuwe automodellen. Dat besluit komt na de ontdekking dat het bedrijf heeft gesjoemeld met veiligheidstests. Daarbij waren ook Toyota-modellen betrokken.
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Bij een op de tien vrouwen die zich ziek meldden op het werk ging hun laatste verzuim gepaard met klachten door menstruatie, zwangerschap of de overgang. Vooral dat eerste speelde vaak een rol.
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In een aantal delen van Den Haag krijgen bedrijven die veel stroom verbruiken de komende tien jaar waarschijnlijk geen nieuwe aansluiting op het stroomnet meer. Volgens netbeheerder Stedin heeft het elektriciteitsstation de maximale capaciteit bereikt voor grootschalig stroomverbruik.
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Rebellen in Jemen vallen de laatste dagen op de Rode Zee regelmatig voorbijvarende schepen aan. Veel rederijen varen daarom niet meer via het Suezkanaal maar gaan om Afrika heen, een tocht die duizenden kilometers langer is. Wat ga jij daarvan merken?
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I bonds bought in 2022 paid record rates. But with returns now much lower, it's smart to move your money elsewhere—with New Year's Day being the sweet spot for many to cash in.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.88% from Bank of South Texas for 12 months, 5.76% from Dow Credit Union for 13 months, and 5.75% from INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months.
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An overview of how to pay for college, given rising tuition levels and student debt.
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Focusing only on pay when job hunting may be a mistake. Find out which benefits have the highest payoff in the long run.
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A personal service corporation is a corporation that is created for the purpose of providing personal services to individuals or groups in the fields of accounting, actuarial science, architecture, consulting, engineering, health (including veterinary services), law, and the performing arts.
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Business tax credits reduce a business' tax liability. These tax credits are offered to businesses as a result of specific business activities they undertake.
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Boeing said Lufthansa would buy single-aisle aircraft from the plane maker for the first time since 1995, when it moved to an all-Airbus single-aisle fleet, although it continued to buy Boeing’s wide-body planes.
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If you are thinking about buying a restaurant, here are two simple methods you can use to calculate a realistic price.
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The S&P 500 gained 0.6% on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, amid optimism on Fed rate cuts, strong housing data, and the traditional "Santa Claus rally."
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Loss carryforward is an accounting technique that applies current year net operating losses to future years' profits in order to reduce tax liability.
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A Canadian living and working in the U.S. can contribute to an RRSP if they have room based on their contribution limit.
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Affirm Holdings shares hit their highest level since February 2022 as the payment network expanded its buy now, pay later (BNPL) relationship with Walmart.
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Posterior probability is the revised probability of an event occurring after taking into consideration new information.
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Funds from operations (FFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) are superior predictors of REIT performance. Find out how to use FFO and AFFO to value REITs.
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A leveraged exchange-traded fund is a fund that uses financial derivatives and debt to amplify the returns of an underlying index.
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A no-fee ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that can be bought and traded without paying a commission or fee to a broker.
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Many countries banned the practice of short selling financial stocks after the worldwide financial crisis of 2007—but not the U.S.
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Find out the cities that are the foremost hubs of global financial activity.
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The new year could be dominated by widespread regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with the big tech companies best set to gain while regulators work to keep up with the evolving technology.
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Fundamental analysis and technical analysis are major ways to analyze the financial markets and individual securities. Here are the main differences between the two.
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The long straddle is an options strategy that includes the purchase of a call and put with the same expiration date and a nearby strike price.
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The Qualified Retirement Savings Contribution credit is a tax form used to calculate an individual or married couple's saver's credit.
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A designated Roth account is a separate account in a 401(k), 403(b), or governmental 457(b) plan that holds designated Roth contributions.
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Options have a high degree of nonlinearity, which can make them seem unpredictable. Learn about nonlinearity and how to manage your options trading risk.
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U.S. equities were higher at midday Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 following more comments from Fed officials about potential cuts to interest rates.
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Enphase Energy will cut 10% of its workforce and reduce other costs as high interest rates and changing laws have zapped the solar market.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Later laws added more protections.
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Accenture beat earnings and sales estimates on gains in artificial intelligence bookings, but gave weaker-than-expected guidance as clients pulled back on spending.
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New York leads the list, with London in second place and Shanghai moving up to third in the Global Financial Centres Index.
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Home construction jumped 15% in November to its highest level since May as builders brushed off high interest rates to meet continued demand for new housing.
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Investopedia and NY1 are teaming up on a series of biweekly updates tracking the health of New York City’s economy, highlighting the best and worst-performing areas of New York's housing, tourism, leisure and hospitality metrics.
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The stock market has consistently produced more booms and busts than the housing market, but it has also had better overall returns as well.
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Withdrawal credits are the portion of an individual’s assets in a pension that the employee is entitled to withdraw when they leave a company.
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Tesla reportedly plans to raise wages for some Nevada battery factory workers as the United Auto Workers union campaigns to organize workers at Tesla and other auto manufacturers.
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After plummeting last week, mortgage rates have risen just mildly the last two days, keeping the 30-year and 15-year averages in their cheapest range since the spring.
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An overview of the many federal, state, and local taxes that small businesses can face, along with the major tax deductions and credits that they may be entitled to.
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Tax planning is the analysis of a financial situation or plan to ensure that all elements work together to allow you to pay the lowest taxes possible.
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Alphabet's Google agreed to pay $700 million and allow for greater competition in its app Play Store to settle an antitrust suit.
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Here are seven strategies advisors can use to market themselves and their practice.
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Retail sales tracks consumer demand for finished goods by measuring the purchases of durable and non-durable goods over a defined period of time.
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A 529 plan can help you save for education expenses with tax-advantaged money. Here's a step-by-step guide to your pathway to college savings.
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In statistics, a spurious correlation, or spuriousness, refers to a connection between two variables that appears causal but is not. Learn why it matters.
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LTCM was a large hedge fund that blew up in 1998, forcing the U.S. government to intervene to prevent financial markets from collapsing.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth putting on your watchlist today. We look at the reasons why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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A short gold ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to profit from a decline in the price of gold.
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A short sale is the sale of an asset or stock that the seller does not own. Learn the risks and how it works.
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Core retail sales is an economic indicator of the strength of retail in the U.S. It excludes certain highly volatile categories such as gasoline.
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Tesla agrees to raise pay at a Nevada plant amid rising unionization pressures and Google parent Alphabet agrees to pay customers $700 million in settlement over its Play Store practices. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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Discover how contributing to a 401(k) plan can reduce your AGI or MAGI. Also, learn how this differs from contributing to a traditional IRA.
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The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a tax credit in the U.S. that benefits certain taxpayers who earn low incomes from work in a particular tax year.
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Robust is a characteristic describing a model's, test's or system's ability to effectively perform while its variables or assumptions are altered.
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Boeing said Lufthansa would buy single-aisle aircraft from the plane maker for the first time since 1995, when it moved to an all-Airbus single-aisle fleet, although it continued to buy Boeing’s wide-body planes.
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Het aantal jongvolwassen vrouwen dat thuis blijft wonen is de afgelopen twintig jaar gestegen van 31 procent naar 40 procent. Ook jonge mannen en werkende twintigers wonen steeds minder vaak op zichzelf.
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Bij een op de tien vrouwen die zich ziek meldden op het werk ging hun laatste verzuim gepaard met klachten door menstruatie, zwangerschap of de overgang. Vooral dat eerste speelde vaak een rol.
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Door de succesvolle aanpak van voedselverspilling in Nederland dreigt deze winter een "nijpend tekort" bij voedselbanken. Voedselbanken Nederland maakt zich daarom "grote zorgen om de dalende toestroom van goederen".
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Een dure decembermaand voor Rolex: de Franse tak van het horlogemerk moet namelijk een boete van 91,6 miljoen euro betalen. Volgens de Franse mededingingsautoriteit heeft het Zwitserse luxemerk handelaren tien jaar lang verboden zijn horloges online te verkopen.
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Volgens vakbond FNV heerst er een "onveilige" en zelfs "giftige" werksfeer op het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS). In een peiling onder vakbondsleden gaven tientallen medewerkers aan te maken hebben gehad met onder meer grensoverschrijdend gedrag.
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Chemours zegt niet te hebben geweten dat een schadelijke pfas ontstond in de chemische fabriek. De stof TFA werd in mei in het afvalwater van de fabriek ontdekt. Als de stof nog een keer wordt gevonden, krijgt Chemours een boete.
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Volgens vakbond FNV heerst er een "onveilige" en zelfs "giftige" werksfeer op het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS). In een peiling onder vakbondsleden gaven tientallen medewerkers aan te maken hebben gehad met onder meer grensoverschrijdend gedrag.
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Grote Nederlandse treinstations zijn vaak beter dan hun buitenlandse tegenhangers. In een vergelijking van de vijftig grootste stations in Europa komen Utrecht Centraal en Amsterdam Centraal allebei in de top tien terecht. En ja, de hoeveelheid vertraging telde mee.
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Oekraïne heeft goede hoop dat de export, die is ingezakt door de oorlog in het land, de komende jaren herstelt. Daarvoor moeten wel graantransporten over de Zwarte Zee mogelijk blijven.
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Gemeenten die werknemers dit jaar een extra koopkrachtcompensatie hebben gegeven, hebben hierbij niet gediscrimineerd. Dat oordeelt het College voor de Rechten van de Mens. Werknemers met een arbeidsbeperking kregen de extra compensatie niet.
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Gemeenten die dit jaar werknemers een extra koopkrachtcompensatie gaven, hebben hierbij niet gediscrimineerd. Dat oordeelt het College van de Rechten van de Mens. Werknemers met een arbeidsbeperking kregen de extra compensatie niet.
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Dromen van een prachtig groot huis, een verbouwing, nieuwe badkamer, verre reis of een avondje lekker uit eten. De aanschaf van een oudejaarslot is voor veel mensen een vaste prik tijdens de feestdagen, terwijl de winkans niet groot is.
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Graaiflatie is het Woord van het Jaar 2023. Maar liefst 65 procent van de bijna vijftienduizend stemmen ging naar het woord, dat concurreerde met onder meer vreugdebier en nepobaby.
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Het moederbedrijf van Google betaalt omgerekend 640 miljoen euro om verdere vervolging voor machtsmisbruik te voorkomen. Het bedrijf was aangeklaagd door tientallen Amerikaanse staten en groepen consumenten voor misbruik van zijn marktmacht in zijn appwinkel Google Play Store.
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Niet alles wordt duurder, blijkt uit een blik op prijzen basisproducten in supermarkten. Melk, koffie, rijst en aardappelen werden gemiddeld zo'n 3 procent goedkoper in het afgelopen half jaar. Maar kijk je iets langer terug, dan zijn we nog steeds duurder uit.
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DGB Energie heeft via telefonische verkoop klanten misleid, blijkt uit onderzoek van toezichthouder ACM. Om beterschap te tonen, heeft het energiebedrijf nu beloofd drie jaar niet meer aan werving via de telefoon te doen.
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Dromen van een prachtig groot huis, een verbouwing, nieuwe badkamer, verre reis of een avondje lekker uit eten. De aanschaf van een oudejaarslot is voor veel mensen een vaste prik tijdens de feestdagen, terwijl de winkans niet groot is.
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De Amerikaanse defensieminister Lloyd Austin heeft maandag aangekondigd dat een internationale coalitie schepen op de Rode Zee gaat beschermen. Ook Nederland neemt deel aan deze zogeheten Operation Prosperity Guardian.
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Nederlandse consumenten hebben in het derde kwartaal amper meer online aankopen gedaan. Er werd veel minder kleding en elektronica gekocht. Wel gaven we fors meer geld uit aan vakantieboekingen dan vorig jaar.
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Het aantal vertrouwenspersonen is in vijf jaar fors gestegen, mogelijk door de MeToo-beweging en gebeurtenissen bij tv-programma The Voice of Holland. Begin 2018 waren er 199 vertrouwenspersonen ingeschreven bij de Kamer van Koophandel (KVK), eind 2023 zijn dat er 889.
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Dromen van een prachtig groot huis, een verbouwing, nieuwe badkamer, verre reis of een avondje lekker uit eten. De aanschaf van een oudejaarslot is voor veel mensen een vaste prik tijdens de feestdagen, terwijl de winkans niet groot is.
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CD rates have been edging lower now that the Fed's rate hikes are likely over. Yet five CDs from Wells Fargo, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, and Ally Bank have actually improved.
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SunPower Corp. shares plummeted more than 30% Monday after the solar company warned that it could go out of business if creditors decide to demand immediate payment of its debt.
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American and Canadian governments provide many of the same types of services for those in retirement, but subtle differences between the two exist.
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South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang said on Monday it was planning to buy online luxury firm Farfetch Holdings. Shares of Farfetch, which has a market capitalization of $226.7 million, were halted, while those of Coupang were down 2.7% in early trading. Coupang made the deal with an investor group that held over 80% of the outstanding $600 million term loans.
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U.S. Steel shares surged after it announced it would be purchased by Japan’s Nippon Steel in a $14.9 billion deal and shares of Chinese EV maker NIO jumped after it announced a $2.2 billion investment. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation's industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The deal's announcement comes several months after U.S. Steel rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland Cliffs. U.S. Steel received the offer in August and said at the time that it was reviewing “strategic alternatives” after receiving several unsolicited offers.
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U.S. Steel is set to be owned by a Japanese company, joining a list of iconic American companies that have been acquired by foreign companies.
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Learn about the evolution of stock exchanges, from the Venetian states to the NYSE and Nasdaq.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.76% from Dow Credit Union for 13 months, or 5.75% from either INOVA Federal Credit Union for 8 months or Forbright Bank for 9 months.
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After a breakout year for artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023, experts say AI-fueled productivity increases could boost economic growth in 2024 and beyond.
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Shares of Vans and North Face owner VF Corp. fell more than 7% Monday—here's why.
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The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, carrying over good feelings about the economy and talk of interest rate cuts from last week.
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CD rates have been edging lower now that the Fed's rate hikes are likely over. Yet five CDs from Wells Fargo, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, and Ally Bank have actually improved.
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SunPower Corp. shares plummeted more than 30% Monday after the solar company warned that it could go out of business if creditors decide to demand immediate payment of its debt.
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A tax code is a law imposing various taxes on real property, goods and services, transactions, or—most importantly in the United States—on annual income.
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Risk-on risk-off is an investment setting in which price behavior responds to and is driven by changes in investor risk tolerance.
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As the homebuilder sentiment index moved higher for the first time in four months, mortgage lenders forecast improved sales for existing and new homes in 2024.
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Nio Inc.'s shares rose Monday after the Chinese carmaker said it would receive a $2.2 billion cash infusion from investment firm CYVN, which is majority-owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
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Uniform distribution is a type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely. Learn how to calculate uniform distribution.
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American and Canadian governments provide many of the same types of services for those in retirement, but subtle differences between the two exist.
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Why catch-up contributions aren't part of Actual Deferral Percentage testing and how the IRS levels the playing field via non-discrimination tests.
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Donchian channels are moving average indicators developed by Richard Donchian. They plot the highest high price and lowest low price of a security over a given period.
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Apple shares fell on Monday after the company said it was halting U.S. sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches over a patent dispute.
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Financial education needs to serve readers of all backgrounds. We aspire for our content, staff, contributors, and partner organizations to further the financial empowerment of those from all ethnicities, genders, generations, sexual orientations, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, particularly those who may be disadvantaged.
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U.S. equities were up at midday Monday, Dec.18, 2023 as oil industry stocks gained from a spike in oil prices amid supply concerns after an attack on a tanker in the Red Sea.
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Illumina has decided to end its controversial purchase of GRAIL, and will divest itself of the cancer diagnostic test maker.
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A growth curve is a visual depiction of how something changes over time, where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis growth. Learn how they're used in business.
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Absorption rate is the rate at which homes are sold during a set time. Rate of absorption in accounting helps calculate a firm’s overhead costs.
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Unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) is income generated by a tax-exempt entity by means of taxable activities.
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Adobe shares rose after the company announced it was calling off plans to acquire Figma in a $20 billion merger, citing regulatory hurdles.
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Economics professor Linda M. Hooks shares critical advice for would-be borrowers contemplating taking out a personal loan.
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Rates on 30-year loans have plummeted almost four-tenths of a point in two days—down to their cheapest level since May—and 15-year rates have sunk more than half a point.
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A zero-coupon bond does not pay coupons or interest payments like a typical bond does; instead, a zero-coupon holder receives the face value of the bond at maturity.
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A displaced moving average (DMA) is a moving average (MA) that has been adjusted forward or back in time in an attempt to better analyze an asset.
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A lawsuit settlement loan is a cash advance for an impending settlement or judgment. There can be pricey strings attached.
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Liz Ann Sonders, the Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, tells us what to expect next year for the markets and the economy, and how investors should prepare.
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Early exercise is the process of buying or selling shares under the terms of an options contract before the expiration date of that option.
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IBM has agreed to pay $2.3 billion for Software AG's platforms, building on its cloud computing and AI capabilities.
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U.S. Steel shares soared after Nippon Steel Corporation said it would buy the American steelmaker in a $14.9 billion deal.
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In the world of finance, an individual or entity is delinquent upon failure to make contractually obligated debt payments in a regular, timely manner.
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These two stocks and Bitcoin made notable moves. Here are important levels to monitor today.
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The degree of financial leverage (DFL) is a ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s earnings per share to fluctuations in its operating income, as a result of changes in its capital structure.
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U.S. Steel shares surged after it announced it would be purchased by Japan’s Nippon Steel in a $14.9 billion deal and shares of Chinese EV maker NIO jumped after it announced a $2.2 billion investment. Here’s what investors need to know today.
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A non-conforming mortgage is a home loan that cannot be sold by a bank to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, usually because it is too large.
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If you’re a first-time homebuyer, the options for borrowing can be exponential and potentially overwhelming. Here are some home financing basics.
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A maximum loan amount describes the total that one is authorized to borrow. It is used for standard loans, credit cards, and line-of-credit accounts.
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The conforming loan limit is the annually adjusted dollar cap on the size of a mortgage that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will purchase or guarantee.
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Conventional mortgages are more in line with the needs of the average homebuyer. Jumbo mortgages are for properties with steep price tags.
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Learn how to calculate all the particulars of a loan using Excel and how to set up a schedule of repayment for a mortgage or any other loan.
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A conforming loan is a home mortgage with underlying terms and conditions that meet the funding criteria of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Top-down and bottom-up approaches are methods used to analyze and choose securities but the terms also appear in many other areas of finance and investing.
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If you have a second mortgage as well as a primary, does it make sense to consolidate into a single loan? Here's how to decide.
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Find out how a sinking fund provision is really just a pool of money set aside by a corporation to help repay a bond issue and make it more attractive.
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Convertible preferred shares are one answer for the investor who wants the profit potential of stocks with less risk of losses.
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Mutual fund managers' compensation is based on a variety of factors, but figuring out how much they make exactly is not easy.
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An investment committee can help plan sponsors avoid fiduciary liabilities. Included is information regarding the duties and responsibilities of investment committee members.
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Dasarte Yarnway offers tips for developing a professional brand and expanding your business.
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The sharing economy is a peer-to-peer activity of acquiring, providing, or sharing access to goods and services, often facilitated by a website platform.
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Take a look at the differences between preferred stock ETFs and bond ETFs and why you should invest in one over the other.
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If you have inherited potentially valuable jewelry, one of your first priorities should be having it appraised by a professional jewelry appraisal.
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Hawala is a way to send money informally without the movement of actual currency. Read how hawala works, where it is illegal, and how governments regulate it.
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Proof of funds (POF) refers to a document that demonstrates a person or entity has the ability and funds available for a specific transaction.
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Adjusted funds from operations is a financial performance measure primarily used in the analysis of real-estate income trusts (REITs).
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De Arbeidsinspectie is kritisch op PostNL omdat het medewerkers op verschillende plekken te zwaar heeft laten tillen. Het gaat om depots in Nieuwegein, Den Bosch, Dordrecht en Venlo.
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Blue Band Roombeter is verkozen tot het meest misleidende voedselproduct van 2023. De naam van het plantaardige smeersel doet denken aan boter, terwijl het dat niet is. Daarom wint producent Upfield het Gouden Windei van voedselwaakhond Foodwatch.
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De rente voor hypotheken blijft maar dalen. Sommige geldverstrekkers bieden nu zelfs rentes aan die onder de 4 procent liggen, meldt Van Bruggen Adviesgroep maandag.
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Varkenshouders en kippenboeren zijn flink meer gaan verdienen in 2023. Het gemiddelde inkomen van een varkenshouder steeg naar 370.000 euro, terwijl dat in de jaren ervoor gemiddeld op 89.000 euro lag. Melkveehouders hadden een moeilijker jaar.
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Zowel dit jaar als volgend jaar is er amper economische groei in ons land. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de werkloosheid oploopt. Ook kan de overheid krap bij kas komen te zitten. Het goede nieuws is dat de inflatie wat afneemt.
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De Europese Commissie neemt juridische stappen tegen X. Het bedrijf doet volgens Brussel te weinig tegen de verspreiding van desinformatie en haat. Het sociale netwerk is het eerste techbedrijf dat wordt aangepakt met de nieuwe Europese DSA-techwet.
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Oliemaatschappij BP laat de olietankers voorlopig niet meer over de Rode Zee varen. Vorige week zijn daar meerdere containerschepen aangevallen.
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Telefoonnummers, e-mailadressen en soms ook paspoortgegevens waren door een datalek bij KLM simpel te achterhalen, blijkt uit onderzoek van de NOS. Of het lek is misbruikt, is onbekend.
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Huiseigenaren betalen volgend jaar gemiddeld 51 euro meer aan rioolheffing, parkeerbelasting en hondenbelasting. Al die zaken bij elkaar kosten ons in 2024 gemiddeld 938 euro.
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Advertenties in het nieuwsoverzicht van Google worden misbruikt voor oplichting, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van NU.nl. Kwaadwillenden lokken mensen in de val met nagemaakte nieuwssites van bijvoorbeeld NU.nl en het AD. Daarmee ligt ook verspreiding van desinformatie op de loer.
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Bond ETFs are very much like bond mutual funds in that they hold a portfolio of bonds that have different strategies and holding periods.
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Learn how ETFs have become the most popular investment vehicle in less than 20 years.
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An auto industry ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests specifically in the automobile industry.
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An odd lot is an order amount for a security that is less than the normal unit of trading for that particular asset.
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Choosing between ETFs and mutual funds can be tough for young investors. Here are some things to consider.
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Maintenance margin requirements are more stringent when buying non-traditional ETFs on margin.
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A front-end load is a sales charge or commission that an investor pays "upfront"—that is, upon purchase of the asset, usually a mutual fund or an insurance product.
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Find out the purpose of a trust checking account, how to establish one and the rules governing the use of its funds.
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From the tree and decorations, to wrapping paper, and foods like eggnog, cookies, and ham, costs can add up quick during the holidays. According to Investopedia's analysis, Christmas decorations and food were the priciest items on our list.
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Regional bank stocks surged after the Federal Reserve signaled potential rate cuts next year, helping bring regional bank ETFs back to their levels before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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A dual listing refers to a company listing its shares on a second exchange in addition to its primary exchange.
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These tips can help you avoid financial risk at any time, but they are especially important during an economic slowdown.
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How much cash you should keep in the bank depends on your financial situation. It all starts with building a budget.
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A traveler’s check is a once-popular—but now largely outmoded—exchange medium used in place of currency, often by people traveling abroad.
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The Securities Act of 1933 is a piece of federal legislation enacted as a result of the market crash of 1929.
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Consumer auto loan debt has continued to rise, a result of increased demand, less supply, and higher prices.
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A flexible spending account (FSA) is a type of savings account, usually for healthcare expenses, that sets aside pretax funds for later use.
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De uitgaven van Duitse reizigers waren nooit eerder zo hoog als in de maanden juli tot en met augustus. Dat komt volgens nieuwe cijfers van statistiekbureau CBS voornamelijk door de hoge prijzen.
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De Duitse regering heeft besloten om per direct een einde te maken aan de premie die mensen ontvangen als zij een nieuwe elektrische auto kopen. Aanvragen na vandaag worden niet meer in behandeling genomen door het ministerie van Economische Zaken.
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Het einde van het eigen risico is in zicht. Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil het eigen risico van 385 euro afschaffen. Dat kost ongeveer 6 miljard euro, maar is mogelijk als gezonde mensen en werkgevers meer betalen.
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Het einde van het eigen risico is in zicht. Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer politieke partijen, waaronder de PVV, willen het eigen risico van 385 euro afschaffen. Dat kost ongeveer 6 miljard euro, maar is mogelijk als gezonde mensen en werkgevers meer betalen.
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Grote techbedrijven proberen met man en macht ChatGPT-maker OpenAI bij te benen. De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van kunstmatige intelligentie gaan alleen ongekend snel. Google waagt nu een poging met een nieuw AI-model: Gemini.
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Speelgoedbanken hebben flink uitgedeeld met Sinterklaas, maar zien de vraag naar kerstcadeautjes toenemen. Dankzij gulle donaties blijven de schappen gevuld, blijkt uit een rondgang van NU.nl.
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Speelgoedbanken hebben flink uitgedeeld met Sinterklaas, maar zien de vraag naar kerstcadeautjes toenemen. Dankzij gulle donaties blijven de schappen gevuld, blijkt uit een rondgang van NU.nl.
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) held the “AI Everywhere” event on Thursday, where it unveiled its latest innovations. The event marked the official launch of their first E-Core Xeon server CPUs, codenamed Emerald Rapids. While Bernstein analysts took note of the rising price of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:NVDA) shares, they also said that they are now the cheapest they have been since late 2018.
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Deferred Gain on Sale of Home was a tax regulation, repealed in 1997, that allowed some of the tax on the profits of the sale of a home to be delayed by certain taxpayers.
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Zero-based budgeting differs from traditional budgeting because it creates a budget for each new period. It's more flexible but it can be manipulated.
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Data shows that American credit card debt, along with the total volume of household debt, continues to increase. But what's causing this and how sustainable is it?
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Overnight trading refers to trades that are placed after an exchange’s close and before its open.
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Both market capitalization and market value provide a measure of corporate assets but the two are vastly different in their calculation and precision.
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The landmark COP28 climate agreement, in pledging to move away from fossil fuels, boosted renewable energy stocks—but experts say persistent realities mean fossil fuels aren't going away soon.
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Copays and coinsurance are two types of out-of-pocket costs, but they vary depending on the health insurance plan you choose.
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Coinsurance is the claim amount an insured must pay after meeting deductibles and is also the level at which an owner must protect property.
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An India exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks the collective performance of securities listed on a stock exchange in India.
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Homoskedastic refers to a condition in which the variance of the error term in a regression model is constant. Learn more about its importance and how it is used.
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If cost is your primary concern, there are several cheap(er) ways to move funds.
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RSK is an open-source second-layer sidechain that includes Bitcoin smart contracts, faster transaction times, scalability, and more.
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Learn more about Russia's plan to create their own state-backed cryptocurrency, CryptoRuble.
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A health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) is an employer-funded plan that reimburses employees for medical expenses and, sometimes, insurance premiums.
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A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a health insurance plan that provides health services through a network of doctors for a monthly or annual fee.
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The United States is a mixed economy, combining elements of a true free market economy with governmental, economic controls.
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Congress debated multiple trillion-dollar infrastructure proposals in 2021. What did they include and where do they go from here?
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Government assistance programs are in great demand when there is high unemployment or low wages. Learn what’s available, how to qualify, and where to apply.
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From stimulus checks to quantitative easing, here’s what governments and central banks around the world did to provide stimulus and relief.
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Floating stock is the number of shares available for trading of a particular stock. It doesn't include closely-held shares or restricted shares.
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Learn about key financial metrics that investors use to evaluate retail banks, and how the industry is fundamentally different from most other industries.
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Here is your Pro Recap of the biggest dividend hikes, special dividends, and share-buyback announcements you may have missed this week. TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has authorized an increase in its share repurchase program by an additional $1.5 billion. Furthermore, the board approved a recommendation to hike the company's quarterly dividend by 10% to $0.65 per share, or $2.60 per share annualized.
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Door de hoge inflatie kan Hafize Gaye Erkan, sinds juni gouverneur van de centrale bank in Turkije, naar eigen zeggen geen woning bemachtigen in Istanboel. Daarom is ze met haar gezin bij haar ouders ingetrokken.
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Rederij MSC, een van 's werelds grootste containervervoerders, vaart voorlopig niet door de Rode Zee vanwege de dreiging van geweld van Houthi-rebellen uit Jemen.
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Voor eind december moet je bepalen of je komend jaar overstapt naar een andere zorgverzekering. Daarbij is naast de premie voor veel mensen ook belangrijk of zorgverleners dicht bij huis wel volledig worden vergoed. Zo maak je een goede keuze.
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Voor eind december moet je bepalen of je komend jaar overstapt naar een andere zorgverzekering. Daarbij is naast de premie voor veel mensen ook belangrijk of zorgverleners dicht bij huis wel volledig worden vergoed. Zo maak je een goede keuze.
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Nederlanders kopen steeds later kerstkaarten en schaffen steeds vaker nieuwjaarskaarten en luxere kaarten aan. Het gaat bijvoorbeeld om kaarten met lampjes en muziek, kaarten met glitter en goud en kaarten met persoonlijke foto's of glanzende laagjes.
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Duitse staalfabrikanten en vakbond IG Metall hebben een akkoord bereikt over loonsverhogingen en nieuwe arbeidsvoorwaarden in het noordwesten van Duitsland. Aan die overeenkomst ging een reeks stakingen vooraf.
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Nederlanders kopen steeds later kerstkaarten en schaffen steeds vaker nieuwjaarskaarten en luxere kaarten aan. Het gaat bijvoorbeeld om kaarten met lampjes en muziek, kaarten met glitter en goud en kaarten met persoonlijke foto's of glanzende laagjes.
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Voor speciale kerstproducten in de supermarkt betaal je dit jaar fors meer. De prijzen van producten als kerstkransjes en ragout zijn nu ruim 10 procent hoger dan eind 2022. Opvallend is dat veel vlees juist niet in prijs is gestegen.
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Voor speciale kerstproducten in de supermarkt betaal je dit jaar fors meer. De prijzen van producten als kerstkransjes en ragout zijn nu ruim 10 procent hoger dan eind 2022. Opvallend is dat veel vlees juist niet in prijs is gestegen.
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Het klimaatakkoord van Dubai geeft het signaal dat we ook met steenkool moeten stoppen. Maar door compromissen staat de deur nog op een kier. De meest vervuilende fossiele brandstof uitfaseren kan de uitstoot gigantisch doen dalen. NU.nl zet de belangrijkste data voor je op een rij.
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Current quarter guidance from Steel Dynamics came in above analysts' estimates, and its shares advanced.
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Solar power stocks received a boost from Jefferies, which initiated coverage on some of the biggest companies in the sector.
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Rates on 30-year loans have plummeted almost four-tenths of a point in two days—down to their cheapest level since May—and 15-year rates have sunk more than half a point.
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These are the best dividend stocks for December 2023 based on yield.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.76% from either TotalDirectBank or Dow Credit Union, or 5.75% from three runners-up. Anyone with a jumbo deposit can earn up to 5.80% APY.
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Active participant status is a reference to an individual's participation in various employer-sponsored retirement plans.
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The annual earnings of a minimum wage worker with a family of four fall well below the poverty line. The federal minimum wage hasn't increased since 2009.
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A dependent care FSA allows you to save pretax dollars and can lower your taxable income to support a dependent child or adult. Learn about more benefits to FSAs.
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The Fed-fueled rally for the S&P 500 stalled with the index falling less than 0.1% on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, but the Dow was up slightly, adding to its all-time high.
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A Health Savings Account (HSA) can be a big help to those with high-deductible health insurance but it has other benefits and a couple of drawbacks.
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Current quarter guidance from Steel Dynamics came in above analysts' estimates, and its shares advanced.
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A bilateral contract is an agreement between two parties in which each side agrees to fulfill their side of the bargain.
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If your employer offers a 401(k), a 403(b), or a 457(b) retirement plan, you may consider the Roth option, which is more pain now for big gain later.
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Macroeconomics studies an overall economy or market system, its behaviors, the factors that drive it, and how to improve its performance.
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Solar power stocks received a boost from Jefferies, which initiated coverage on some of the biggest companies in the sector.
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A new rule passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission will allow ETFs that meet certain conditions to go directly to market.
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An annualized rate of return calculates the average of returns on an investment into a 12-month period.
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Indexed universal life (IUL) insurance boasts the flexibility of fixed universal life policies but with the possibility of earning more cash value, within limits.
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The five Cs of credit are character, capacity, collateral, capital, and conditions. The five Cs of credit are important because lenders use them to set loan rates and terms.
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See how investment banking and asset management compare as career opportunities to understand which is a better fit based on your skill set and goals.
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A chargeback is a charge that is returned to a payment card after a customer successfully disputes an item on their account transactions report. Learn more.
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Trading in commodities futures and options markets reached an all-time high, fed by surging interest in energy contracts amid a volatile oil market.
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Synthetic is the term given to financial instruments that are engineered to simulate other instruments while altering key characteristics.
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Stanley Black & Decker Inc. sold its attachment and handheld hydraulic tool unit to Sweden's Epiroc AB for $760 million.
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Learn about plans and accounts that allow you to efficiently save for your child's or grandchild’s education while shielding the savings from the IRS as much as possible.
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Credit cards and debit cards may look identical, but they are quite different. Be strategic about which type of card you use.
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Class C-shares are classes of mutual fund shares that carry annual administrative fees, set at a fixed percentage. However, unlike other share classes, they do not carry sales charges when they are bought or when they're sold after a certain period.
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A pension plan is an employee benefit that commits the employer to make regular payments to the employee in retirement.
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A job interview is a place to describe skills and abilities related to the job, not share personal information. Learn what personal facts to keep to yourself.
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A Santa Claus rally is the sustained increase in the stock market that occurs around the Christmas holiday on Dec. 25.
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Alice Jarcho was the second woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and the first woman to hold a position as a full-time floor broker.
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The average return is the simple mathematical average of a series of returns generated over a specified period of time.
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Palantir Technologies Inc. received a one-year extension of its contract with the U.S. Army for its data management program.
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Wilbur Ross is known as a bankruptcy specialist and served as the Secretary of Commerce during the Trump Administration.
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The International Fisher Effect states the movement of the exchange rate of two currencies is proportional to the difference in their nominal interest rates.
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U.S. equities edged higher at midday on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 as tech and solar stocks surged following indications from the Fed that it will cut interest rates next year.
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Shares of Costco climbed to a record high after the company released its latest results—here's why.
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Rates on 30-year loans have plummeted almost four-tenths of a point in two days—down to their cheapest level since May—and 15-year rates have sunk more than half a point.
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Opco is the abbreviation for "operating company," often used when describing a business that uses multiple business entities in conducting operations.
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Investors should prepare for lower interest rates, weaker economic growth, improving earnings, jitters around the upcoming U.S. election and crypto taking another step into the mainstream.
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William Cavanaugh III is the former Lead Director on the Board of Directors of the Duke Realty. He is a veteran executive of the energy field and philanthropist.
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The Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) is the national currency of the State of Kuwait, a country located on the Persian Gulf.
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These are the key considerations for 401(k) plan administrators to know about including cryptocurrencies in a retirement portfolio.
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These are the best dividend stocks for December 2023 based on yield.
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Investopedia's latest special edition print magazine outlines the core investing principles to help your portfolio ride market waves, grow wealth, and navigate losses.
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The decision between earning an MBA or a more specialized master’s degree in economics or finance can be based on many factors. Learn about the differences.
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These are seven of the best-performing growth stocks for December 2023 based on above-average returns.
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These two stocks and one ETF are worth watching today. We look at the reasons why and identify important chart levels to watch.
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As investors become more environmentally conscious, they have access to an increasing number of green exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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Student loan grace periods allow time to prepare for loan repayment. Learn how student loan grace periods work and how to create a loan payoff plan.
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Paying Social Security contributions continues even past reaching full retirement age, but can increase future Social Security retirement benefits.
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Avoid these common money traps to get a handle on your finances and make smarter financial decisions.
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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 countries. It promotes democratic values and is a powerful trade bloc.
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De Britse sigarettenproducent British American Tobacco (BAT) heeft in Nederland boetes gekregen van in totaal 107 miljoen euro. Ook moet het bedrijf alsnog belasting betalen over 1,8 miljard euro winst die in ons land werd behaald.
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Shein en Temu, twee Chinese webwinkels, vliegen elkaar in de Verenigde Staten in de haren. Volgens Temu, dat naar de rechter is gestapt, zou zijn concurrent zich bedienen van intimiderende maffiapraktijken.
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De Nederlandse overheid moet het klimaatbeleid versnellen en met die aanpak het goede voorbeeld geven. Dat schrijven wetenschappers uit meerdere disciplines aan het kabinet dat de komende tijd moet worden gevormd. "Versnellen levert allerlei voordelen op."
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Maersk, een van de grootste containerrederijen ter wereld, laat zijn schepen voorlopig niet meer over de Rode Zee varen. Gisteren en vandaag zijn daar twee containerschepen aangevallen. In plaats daarvan varen de boten voortaan langs Zuid-Afrika.
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Maersk, een van 's werelds grootste containerrederijen, laat zijn schepen voorlopig niet meer door de Rode Zee varen. Dit omdat gisteren en vandaag twee containerschepen zijn aangevallen. In plaats daarvan varen de boten voortaan langs Zuid-Afrika.
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Nederland heeft toch ingestemd met de toetreding van Bulgarije tot het Schengengebied. Nederland was lange tijd een van de weinige landen die zich verzette tegen toetreding van Bulgarije tot de zone waarin vrij gereisd mag worden.
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Parkeerapp EasyPark is deze week getroffen door een cyberaanval. Volgens de makers zijn gegevens als namen, telefoonnummers en adressen van klanten gelekt.
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Het tekort aan leraren en schoolleiders is het afgelopen jaar toegenomen, ondanks de miljoenen die in de sector geïnvesteerd worden. Kijkend naar het afnemende aantal pabo-inschrijvingen nemen de tekorten de komende jaren verder toe.
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Vuurwerkvrije vakantieparken zitten rond de jaarwisseling weer vol met mensen die het geknal tijdens Oud en Nieuw willen ontvluchten. Het aantal vakantieparken waar geen vuurwerk mag worden afgestoken, is dit jaar met 22 procent toegenomen tot 54, zegt vergelijkingswebsite Parkvakanties.
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Verhuurders van woningen in de vrije sector mogen hun huurprijzen komend jaar met maximaal 5,5 procent verhogen. Dat meldt het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken vrijdag. In september werd nog uitgegaan van een verhoging van 4,9 procent.
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De Russische centrale bank heeft de rente verder verhoogd naar 16 procent. Dat is het hoogste niveau sinds april 2022.
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De Russische centrale bank heeft de rente verder verhoogd naar 16 procent. Dat is het hoogste niveau sinds april 2022.
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De gemeente Maashorst wil driehonderd asielzoekers opvangen in een Udens hotel. Dit plan stuitte op veel protest van omwonenden. Ook op ons reactieplatform NUjij ontstond discussie. Hoe komen asielzoekers die mogen blijven aan een sociale huurwoning? En hoe werkt de wachtlijst daarvoor?
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Wietrokers kunnen voor het eerst legaal geteelde wiet kopen in Nederland. In Tilburg en Breda start vrijdag fase 1 van het zogenoemde wietexperiment. Coffeeshops in beide steden mogen naast cannabis van drie legale telers voorlopig ook gedoogde producten blijven verkopen.
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De CO2-uitstoot van een pakketje dat een reis aflegt van een distributiepunt naar een huisadres is omlaaggegaan. Doordat er meer depots bij zijn gekomen en de voertuigen schoner rijden, is pakketbezorging een stuk minder vervuilend dan in 2018.
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De gemeente Maashorst wil driehonderd asielzoekers opvangen in een Udens hotel. Dit plan stuitte op veel protest van omwonenden. Ook op ons reactieplatform NUjij ontstond discussie. Hoe komen asielzoekers die mogen blijven aan een sociale huurwoning? En hoe werkt de wachtlijst daarvoor?
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Medewerkers van het Haagse openbaarvervoerbedrijf HTM gaan er vanaf volgend jaar gemiddeld 23 procent op vooruit. Vakbond CNV spreekt van "een ongekend resultaat".
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De EU-leiders zijn er niet in geslaagd het eens te worden over een steunpakket van miljarden euro's voor Oekraïne, zegt demissionair premier Mark Rutte. Na urenlang onderhandelen op de EU-top in Brussel blijft Hongarije dwarsliggen.
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De Amerikaanse minister van Financiën, Janet Yellen, denkt dat kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) een gevaar kan worden voor de financiële stabiliteit. Amerikaanse toezichthouders moeten dat onderwerp volgend jaar hoog op hun prioriteitenlijstje hebben staan, vindt de minister.
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Er is in de afgelopen drie maanden minder geld uitgegeven in de winkels van H&M. Het warme weer in Europa en het vertrek uit Rusland hebben de Zweedse winkelketen niet geholpen.
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2023 gaat de boeken in als een recordjaar voor het verbruik van steenkool. Toch zal het verbruik van de flink vervuilende fossiele brandstof vanaf volgend jaar dalen, schrijft het Internationaal Energieagentschap in een nieuw rapport.
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De Europese Unie is het eens geworden over een nieuw pakket sancties tegen Rusland. De EU gaat onder meer de invoer van Russische diamanten verbieden en wil het omzeilen van bestaande sancties strenger aanpakken.
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De Europese Unie is het eens geworden over een nieuw pakket sancties tegen Rusland. De EU gaat onder meer de invoer van Russische diamanten verbieden en wil het omzeilen van bestaande sancties strenger aanpakken.
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min )
Algorithmic trading provides a more systematic approach to active trading than one based on intuition or instinct. Here’s how it works.
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Populous was a peer-to-peer invoice platform founded in 2017. The project was apparently abandoned in 2022.
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Today's best CD rates are 5.76% from either TotalDirectBank or Dow Credit Union, or 5.75% from four runners-up. Anyone with a jumbo deposit can earn up to 5.80% APY.
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On Wednesday, officials at the Federal Reserve surprised markets by declaring they were in the early stages of winding down the central bank’s war on inflation, a move that had swift and far-reaching consequences for financial markets and household budgets alike.
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"Difficulty bomb" referred to the increasing difficulty and time needed to mine Ethereum blocks to discourage a fork after the blockchain transitioned to proof-of-stake.
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min )
Learn what liquid assets are, what assets are considered to be liquid, and what investments are considered non-liquid assets. Understand why it makes a difference.
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